Hericium flagellum is a species of fungus in the family Hericiaceae[1] native to Europe, first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, and placed into its current genus by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1797. It was confirmed—using sexual incompatibility studies—to be a distinct species from H. coralloides in 1983. Found in montane areas, typically on newly fallen trunks and stumps of fir (Abies species), especially silver fir[2] with one study finding over half of recorded specimens growing on silver fir deadwood in high conservation value areas.[3] Spores are 5–6.5 by 4.5–5.5 μm.[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Hericiaceae |
| Genus: | Hericium |
| Species: | H. flagellum
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Hericium flagellum | |
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 | Teeth on hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
References
edit- ^ "Index Fungorum - Names Record". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Kujawska, Marta Brygida; Stasińska, Małgorzata; Leski, Tomasz; Rudawska, Maria (2019-12-23). "First record of Hericium flagellum (Basidiomycota) from the "Olbina" nature reserve in Wielkopolska Voivodship, Poland". Acta Mycologica. 54 (2). doi:10.5586/am.1133. ISSN 2353-074X.
- ^ Kujawska, Marta Brygida; Rudawska, Maria; Stasińska, Małgorzata; Pietras, Marcin; Leski, Tomasz (2021-04-01). "Distribution and ecological traits of a rare and threatened fungus Hericium flagellum in Poland with the prediction of its potential occurrence in Europe". Fungal Ecology. 50: 101035. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2020.101035. ISSN 1754-5048. S2CID 230575860.
- ^ Hallenberg N. (1983). "Hericium coralloides and H. alpestre (Basidiomycetes) in Europe". Mycotaxon. 18 (1): 181–89.
- ^ Kiyashko AA; Zmitrovich IV (2013). "Hericium alpestre Pers" (PDF). Red Book of Karachaevo-Cherkessia: 212.