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Hericium cirrhatum

Tiered tooth fungus

A creamy, tiered tooth fungus with shelves of icicle-like spines about 1 cm long, on dead hardwood in old deciduous woodland. It is edible when young, with a meaty texture, but smells unpleasant when old. It fruits July to November in Britain.

Hericium cirrhatum
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

On dead standing or fallen hardwood (beech, sycamore, birch, ash, oak and elm) in long-established deciduous woodland.

Recorded elevations 0–2309 m, median 465 m (30 records).

Europe

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 3.0 licence, unmodified.