4 April 2019 UPDATE:
These are unmistakably Hericium erinaceus that were grown from a commercial liquid culture misidentified as Hericium abietis. There is no question about that identification; especially as they have begun putting on teeth and slicing one opened revealed a solid interior. At least now I know why I’ve been puzzling over their appearance looking so stubbornly underdeveloped!
For sake of comparison, the first image below is of a correctly identified Hericium abietis photographed at the Mount Pisgah Mushroom Festival at Eugene, Oregon.
![Hericium abietis](https://naturalproductsofboonville.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Hericium-abietis-Mt-Pisgah-IMG_3219-2-1024x636.jpg)
The following show what was grown from a commercial culture that was purchased earlier this year. The amazing part is that these mushrooms grew so well on a mixture of douglas-fir, white pine and spruce!
![Hericium erinaceus sold as Hericium abietis and grown on conifer media.](https://naturalproductsofboonville.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Not-abietis-4apri2019-IMG_2533-1024x768.jpg)
![Hericium erinaceus sold as Hericium abietis and grown on conifer media.](https://naturalproductsofboonville.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Not-abietis-4apri2019-IMG_2537-1024x768.jpg)
![Hericium erinaceus sold as Hericium abietis and grown on conifer media.](https://naturalproductsofboonville.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Not-abietis-4apri2019-IMG_2574-1024x768.jpg)
![Hericium erinaceus sold as Hericium abietis and grown on conifer media.](https://naturalproductsofboonville.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Not-abietis-4apri2019-IMG_2566-1024x768.jpg)
![Hericium erinaceus sold as Hericium abietis and grown on conifer media.](https://naturalproductsofboonville.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Not-abietis-4apri2019-IMG_2581-1024x768.jpg)
That mushroom was delicious in dinner last night. Both the taste and the texture were excellent.