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Lion's Mane Fruiting Block

Hericium erinaceus

Lion's Mane Fruiting Block

Culinary gold. Lion's Mane produces striking white pom-poms of cascading spines with a texture that reads as lump crab or lobster when seared in butter.

Difficulty
beginner
Size
5 lb
Status
out of stock

Growing information

  • Fruit at 60–70°F with 90–95% humidity
  • Cut a small slit rather than a large X
  • Harvest when spines reach 1/4 to 1/2 inch

Storage

  • Refrigerate harvested mushrooms up to 7 days
  • Best consumed fresh within 3 days for peak texture

About this species

Globose fruiting body with long, cascading white spines. No cap or stem in the traditional sense — the entire mushroom is a mass of teeth.

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