Hericium erinaceus

Summary

Hericium erinaceus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,001 views/month, #509 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hericium erinaceus received the Mushroom of the Year^[3].
• Hericium erinaceus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• Hericium erinaceus's instance of is recorded as cultivated mushroom^[5].
• Hericium erinaceus is classified at the rank of species^[6].
• Hericium erinaceus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[7].
• Hericium erinaceus is classified within Hericium^[8].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Hericium erinaceus is Hericium erinaceus^[9].
• Hericium erinaceus's Commons category is recorded as Hericium erinaceus^[10].
• Hericium erinaceus's has basionym is recorded as Hydnum erinaceus^[11].
• Hericium erinaceus's hymenium type is recorded as teeth^[12].
• Hericium erinaceus's mushroom cap shape is recorded as no mushroom cap^[13].
• Hericium erinaceus's spore print color is recorded as white^[14].
• Hericium erinaceus's mushroom ecological type is recorded as parasitism^[15].
• Hericium erinaceus's edibility is recorded as choice mushroom^[16].
• Hericium erinaceus's edibility is recorded as medicinal mushrooms^[17].
• Hericium erinaceus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hericium erinaceus^[18].
• Hericium erinaceus's Commons gallery is recorded as Hericium erinaceus^[19].
• Hericium erinaceus's taxon synonym is recorded as Hydnum erinaceus^[20].
• Hericium erinaceus's taxon synonym is recorded as Hydnum caput-medusae^[21].
• Hericium erinaceus's taxon synonym is recorded as Hydnum echinus^[22].
• Hericium erinaceus's taxon synonym is recorded as Martella echinus^[23].
• Hericium erinaceus's taxon synonym is recorded as Hydnum grande^[24].
• Hericium erinaceus's taxon synonym is recorded as Hericium grande^[25].
• Hericium erinaceus's taxon synonym is recorded as Hydnum hystricinum^[26].
• Hericium erinaceus's taxon synonym is recorded as Hydnum hystrix^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hericium erinaceus is Hericium erinaceus^[9]. It is classified at the rank of species^[6]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hericium^[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pigau barfog'}^[28], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Pruikzwam'}^[29], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヤマブシタケ'}^[30], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'korálovec ježatý'}^[31], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'piggsvinsopp'}^[32], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bearded tooth'}^[33].

Identifiers

Hericium erinaceus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49158^[34]. Hericium erinaceus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 91752^[35]. Hericium erinaceus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1016541^[36]. Hericium erinaceus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5248508^[37].

Why It Matters

Hericium erinaceus ranks in the top 0.26% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,001 views/month, #509 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

What awards did Hericium erinaceus receive?

Honors received include Mushroom of the Year^[3].