Living forms / Toothed · branching

Comb tooth

Hericium coralloides

Illustrative 3D modelFruiting body / 3D

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Hericium / Hericiaceae

Comb tooth

Hericium coralloides

01 / The fruiting body

A closer look.

Open branches carry rows of downward teeth. The branched body plan makes a different spore-bearing surface from a gilled cap.

Form at a glance

Open branching structure
Short teeth along branches
Shared wood-attached base

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Classification & naming

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Hericiaceae
Genus: Hericium
Accepted name: Hericium coralloides

Historical synonyms
Hydnum coralloides Scop. (basionym); Hericium ramosum (historical usage)

Ranks and accepted name follow Kew/Index Fungorum. Historical names are retained here for reading older literature; the catalog record is unchanged. Older use of H. coralloides can refer to H. americanum; names must be interpreted with their source and date.

Sources (2)

Index Fungorum: Hericium coralloides Hericium coralloides

02 / Form & function

Read the anatomy.

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01BranchesBranched basidioma

Branches arise from a shared base and create an open, coral-like form. This branching pattern is generated for illustration, not copied from a specimen.

Function

Support and distribute the tooth-bearing surfaces.

When observing

Branching and tooth arrangement help compare Hericium forms; microscopic evidence is absent here.

Sources (2)

Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes Hericium coralloides

02Teeth / spinesHydnoid hymenophore

Short pendant structures represent teeth arranged along the branches. Their dimensions and distribution are approximate.

Function

Their outer surface carries the spore-bearing hymenium; the microscopic layer is not separately modeled.

When observing

Tooth length and distribution are useful context, but change with maturity.

Sources (2)

Fungi of Australia glossary Hericium coralloides

Highlighting follows the model's named surfaces when 3D is available. Microscopic layers are not represented in this macro model.

03 / Learning to observe

Notice the differences.

Trace the branching pattern

Branches extend from a shared core and carry short hanging teeth along their lengths.

Sources (1)

Hericium coralloides

Compare teeth and maturity

The related H. americanum usually has longer teeth. Juvenile forms and historical name usage complicate comparisons; this model does not represent microscopic differences.

Sources (1)

Hericium coralloides

Natural variation

Age, moisture, substrate, genetics and damage alter real fruiting bodies. This mature illustration shows one possible form, not the full range.

Visual features alone may not establish identity. Do not use this model or visual identification alone to decide whether a wild fungus is safe to consume.

Edibility and toxicity have not been reviewed for this collection. A model cannot establish identity or food safety.

04 / A place in nature

Connected to its habitat.

A deadwood association

Field accounts describe fruiting on fallen hardwood logs, branches and stumps.

Sources (1)

Hericium coralloides

Recycling woody material

This fungus feeds on dead or dying wood and contributes to decomposition and nutrient cycling.

Sources (1)

Comb tooth

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Scientific references6 sources / 2026-10-02

Source-linked editorial review; expert review pending. Species text, taxonomy, visible anatomy descriptions and scientific source associations. This editorial check does not validate model geometry.

Reference set 2026-10-02.1 · 2026-10-02

Index Fungorum: Hericium coralloides ↗Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · Index Fungorum / Species Fungorum taxonomic-database · Accessed 2026-10-02
Fungi of Australia glossary ↗C. A. Grgurinovic · Australian Biological Resources Study / DCCEEW (1996)government-reference · Accessed 2026-10-02
Macroscopic features ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens government-reference · Accessed 2026-10-02
Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens government-reference · Accessed 2026-10-02
Hericium coralloides ↗Michael Kuo · MushroomExpert: documented herbarium collections (2020)collection-based-mycology · Accessed 2026-10-02
Comb tooth ↗Missouri Department of Conservation · Missouri field guide government-reference · Accessed 2026-10-02

Model provenance & limitationsIllustrative 3D model / v2.0.0

Creator: MycoIlm procedural generator
Asset: hericium-coralloides-procedural-v2 · v2.0.0
Added: 2026-10-02
Scientific review: Expert review pending
File: GLB · 2,070,620 bytes · 64,192 triangles
License: Project-authored demonstration asset; no third-party model license.

Original procedural geometry generated by MycoIlm's generate_mycovault_curated.py tooling. The poster is a render of this same model, not a specimen photograph.

Original MycoIlm procedural geometry and generated textures; no external model or texture files used.

An educational shape study, not a specimen scan or measured reconstruction. Branching, tooth distribution, attachment and proportions are approximate. No scientific scale or identification validity is claimed.

Expert review pending. Macro geometry, anatomy mappings, color, proportions and scientific scale. Procedural illustration; specimen-based accuracy has not been independently reviewed.

Reference set 2026-10-02.1