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# [Focus on foraging: Hericium](https://saratogawildroots.com/blog/focus-on-foraging-hericium)

 Posted by [Danielle Kuehnel](https://saratogawildroots.com/blog/author/danielle-kuehnel), Sep 11, 2024, 8:26:41 AM

 This time of year, I'm struck by all the common names of mushrooms that come out of my mouth, and how it must sound to even the people who know me well: Lobster, Chicken, Hen, Shrimp, Beefsteak.... You'd think I'm taking a trip to the butcher's shop, not the forest!

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#### [Sep 11, 2024, 8:26:41 AM Focus on foraging: Hericium](https://saratogawildroots.com/blog/focus-on-foraging-hericium)

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