Hericium Ophelieae
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Hericium ophelieae is a recently described species of tooth fungus in the genus Hericium (family Hericiaceae, order Russulales). It was formally described in 2023 from material collected in South Africa, making it one of the most recently recognized members of the genus. Like its relatives, it produces a white, spine-bearing fruiting body rather than a typical capped mushroom, but it is known from very few collections and remains poorly studied.HistoryHericium ophelieae was published as a new species in 2023 based on collections from Gauteng, South Africa. The species epithet ophelieae…
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