Hericium bharengense
A Himalayan tooth fungus described in 2011 from Sikkim, India, told apart from H. coralloides, H. abietis and H. erinaceus by its intricately branched fruit body and moderately long spines. Like other Hericium it rots dead wood; cultivation has not been reported, so the guidance here comes from the genus.
Where it grows wild
Known from Samanthang forest in North Sikkim. Hericium species fruit on dead standing trees and logs; the host of this species is not recorded in the sources checked.
Elevation not recorded in the sources checked; North Sikkim forests are temperate to subalpine.
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