Lions Mane "Pom Pom" - (Hericium erinaceus) - A mushroom that tastes like YES crabmeat! Hericium fruit have spines, not gills, and can be found fruiting on a variety of hardwood trees. Nearly identical in appearance and flavor to other Lion's Manes, this slight species variation differs from H. americanum in that this species forms a perfect singular ball of spines.Tearing this mushroom into strands and sautéing with butter and garlic tastes nearly identical to crabmeat or lobster! Great mushroom for anyone with shellfish allergies that wish they could eat shrimp or other seafood, try coating slices into egg, breading and frying them, pairing with a spicy mayo sauce for dipping.
Edibility and taste: Like crabmeat or lobster when sautéed with butter, garlic and onions
Grows on: black walnut, oak, beech, elm, maple, cherry
Fruiting Temps: 50-65F
Availability: Year-Round
Lion’s Mane “Tufted" - (Hericium americanum) - A mushroom that tastes like lobster? Become a believer, and this will be one of your favorite edible mushrooms that you ever grow. Hericium fruit have spines, not gills, and can be found fruiting on a variety of hardwood trees. Nearly identical in appearance and flavor to other Lion's Manes, this slight species variation differs from H. erinaceus in that this species forms tight branches on the ball of the fruitbody. Tearing this mushroom into strands and sautéing with butter and garlic tastes nearly identical to crabmeat or lobster! Great mushroom for anyone with shellfish allergies that wish they could eat shrimp or other seafood, this mushroom is excellent on pasta dishes and will leave everyone at the table stealing the delicious chunks out of any dish you prepare.
Edibility and taste: Like crabmeat or lobster when sautéed with butter, garlic and onions
Grows on: black walnut, oak, beech, elm, maple, cherry or Sterilized sawdust indoors
Fruiting Temps: 50-65F
Availability: Year-Round
Lion's Mane "Coral Tooth" - (Hericium corraloides) - formerly known as Hericium ramosum, this one crumbles when picked and it grows on hardwoods. Very tasty, is sweeter than the POM POM.
Edibility and taste: Like crabmeat or lobster when sautéed with butter, garlic and onions
Grows on: black walnut, oak, beech, elm, maple, cherry or Sterilized sawdust indoors
Fruiting Temps: 50-65F
Availability: Year-Round
Lion's Mane "Conifer Coral" - (Hericium abietis) - conifer logs - choice edible, which grows on conifer stumps or logs in North America, producing a cream white fruit body up to 4–30 inches tall and wide. Substrate:Conifer, Fir & Douglas Fir sawdust Colonizing/Fruiting Temps: 70-75F/65-75F
Edibility and taste: Like crabmeat or lobster when sautéed with butter, garlic and onions
Grows on: conifers
Fruiting Temps: 65-75F
Availability: Year-Round
Approximately 100 plugs by weight.