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Edibility
Inedible
Lookalike Danger
1 / 5
Habitat
🌳 Live maple
Season
Jul – Sep
"Tall tiered stack up the side of a maple. Means the tree is dying from the inside."
This species is found with or partners with the following hosts. Ectomycorrhizal hosts (green border) form a root-level partnership; ericoid / arbutoid shrubs (purple border) share the same mycorrhizal networks.

Northern tooth, honey mushroom, sap → syrup.
Large shelving polypore with white teeth underneath, fruits high on living maples and beeches. Pleasant ham-like smell when young; gets bitter with age.
Wounds on living sugar maple and American beech across northern North America. Late summer through fall.
Min Soil Temp
55°F
Moisture Need
rain 0.5in 7d
Drought Tolerance
moderate
Elevation Range
0–6,684 ft
Climacodon shelves are stacked; Hericium is different (single cluster).
Live maple
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