Lion’s Mane Facts * This species has many names including the bearded tooth mushroom and the pom pom mushroom. It is sometimes called the hedgehog mushroom, although that name usually refers to a different species altogether, Hydnum repandum. * All species of Hericium are considered saprotrophs, meaning they feed on dead material. Hericium erinaceus is [...]

The term “lion’s mane” sounds like something you’d find roaming the plains of the Serengeti. Yet did you know it’s also the common name for an edible mushroom with promising medicinal properties? Lion’s mane, or Hericium erinaceus, is one of the more interesting looking types of mushrooms out there. In place of the traditional mushroom [...]