Lion's Mane mushroom

A delicious edible mushroom that is also valued in traditional medicine. Scientists are studying compounds it contains because of their possible benefits for the nervous system.

Where does it live?

Usually grows on dead or dying hardwood trees.

Where the spores form

Toothed. Spores develop on tiny teeth or spines covering the fertile surface. Look for many small downward-pointing projections.

Did you know?

This mushroom has no cap and no gills. Instead, it grows hundreds of long white «spines» that look like a lion's mane or a snowy waterfall.