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Coral tooth fungus

Photo: @lucapilia · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Fungi and other organisms

Coral tooth fungus

Hericium coralloides

Observations in the area
2
Last sighting
11 November 2025
Category
Fungi and other organisms
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The species

Hericium novae-zealandiae (formerly Hericium coralloides) is a saprotrophic fungus, commonly known as the coral tooth fungus. It grows on dead hardwood trees. The species is edible and good when young, but as it ages the branches and hanging spines become brittle and turn a light shade of yellowish brown. The Māori name for this species is pekepekekiore.

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