Hericium coralloides is sometimes also called Hericium ramosum. It is saprobic and possibly somewhat parasitic. Typically found on fallen logs or branches of hardwoods. Hericium erinaceus consists of a single unbranched body. Hericium americanum is more branched than Hericium erinaceus and grows from the woods of living trees and dead hardwoods. The spines are 1 cm of longer, whereas the spines of Hericium coralloides are 1 cm or less. Hericiums are rarely found on conifers. They are now placed in the Russulales. 052-001