Cultivated Lion's Mane Hericium erinaceus fruiting body with dense white spines
Photo: Dr. Hans-Günter Wagner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCultivated lion's mane. Not grown with this profile.

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Lion's Mane: dense white heads

Hericium erinaceus, Standard hericium

Paid culinary Profile, $3.99. About 32 days from start to fruit.

Cooler fruiting, shade, and steady fresh air for tight, heavy heads with short spines. Cut early for a crab-like texture.

Stages

  1. Colonization 16 days
  2. Pinning 6 days
  3. Fruiting 10 days

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Light recipe

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