Bear’s Head – Hericium americanum

🧪 The Shaggy Impostor That Out-Lions the Lion!

Don’t let the name fool you — this Hericium americanum looks more like a Lion’s Mane than most actual Lion’s Manes.
Compact. Heavily fruiting. Bristling with a staggering number of delicate spines.
It’s as if the forest itself conspired to distill everything you love about Hericium into one dense, fuzzy, culinary powerhouse.

Bear’s Head forms beautiful, snowy-white fruitbodies with tight formation and impeccable structure. When it fruits, it really fruits — with big clusters and a meaty bite that makes it an easy favorite in both the kitchen and the lab.

Why Choose Bear’s Head?

🧪 Compact, Dense Fruitbodies
Each flush is a dome of exquisite fungal flesh — firm, full, and shockingly tidy.

🧠 Spine Count: Ridiculous
Thousands of thin, cascading spines make this one of the most visually impressive Hericium varieties we’ve worked with.

💪 Heavy Fruiter on Hardwood
Absolutely thrives on supplemented sawdust blocks. Fast to colonize, easy to trigger, and consistent across flushes.

🍽️ Incredible Texture & Flavor
Pulls apart beautifully for scallop-style cuts or crab-style shredding. Mild, nutty flavor with a perfect toothsome bite.

🌡️ Cool Temp Performer
Ideal for cooler fruiting rooms or fall-season fruiting. Likes it chilly and rewards you with dense, picture-perfect heads.

Choose Your Format:

🧪 Liquid Culture — Fast and flexible for spawn runs or direct-to-block
🧫 Culture Plate — For observation, cloning, or your own transfers
🔬 Culture Slant — Long-term mycelium storage with reliability