r/mycology • u/NZgoblin • 19h ago

identified Hericium novae-zealandiae

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Just found a bucket list mushroom here in Auckland.

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u/AlbinoWino11 Trusted ID 16h ago

Nice.

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u/Mycoangulo Trusted ID - Pacific Islands 13h ago

Beautiful specimen there!

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u/NZgoblin 12h ago

Yeah. I imagined cooking it up but didn’t want to inflict my poor skills on the majestic thing so I left it.

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u/xiloti 11h ago

The best mushroom dishes are the simplest imo, i think you could have done it justice but now it can spread its spores around and you know where to look for them next time