Maureen Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Unfortunately, I don't have a picture. I found a mushroom yesterday, approximately 5" around, growing out of a dead tree...approx 4 ft from the ground. It is snow white, inside and out, and has a marshmallow texture inside. It does not have tendrils/teeth/spines. I thought it might be a lion's mane, but the absence of tendrils seems to rule that out. It does have visible pores. Any ideas on what it might be? Thanks. ' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt McDermott Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Any ID would be a far reaching guess without a photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted December 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 UPDATE: The mushroom I found on Nov 13. showed no visible teeth/tendrils/spines to identify it as a "lion's mane" (Hericium erinaceus) mushroom. I cut that mushroom off the tree trunk to examine it, but when I couldn't positively identify it I forgot about it. Yesterday, to my surprise, in that exact spot I found an 8" by 8" mushroom complete with the teeth of a lion's mane. What I don't understand is why the original had no spines, but when it grew back it came with all the identifying features of Hericium erinaceus. Can anyone explain this for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Shroomer like me live in PA is jealous of you who can find lion's mane mushroom on such a cold December day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted December 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 This is the only mushroom I found. Everything else seems to be dried up, or picked off by slugs, etc. Not sure why this particular mushroom would grow back, and even grow bigger this time around. I did however leave a small chunk on the tree when I first cut it off so that must be the key to its regrowth? Daytime temps are in the 50's, but nights are in the 30's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Without having a reasonable idea about what type of mushroom was growing on the tree a few weeks ago --not to mention that there are no photos of the mushroom recently found in this same spot-- IMO there's little hope of having meaningful discussion about either the identities of these mushrooms or their relationship to one another. I am not aware of anything in particular about the growth habit of Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) that relates to your experience, Maureen. If there was a Hericium mushroom that regrew a few weeks after being cut, then that would be an interesting thing to see photo-documented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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