Hericium erinaceus
(Bull.:Fr.) Pers., 1797, is an edible and medicinal fungus found in China. In this study, specimens of
H. erinaceus
HE0021 were collected from southeastern China (Yunhe County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, 28°7′12″N, 119°34′12″E). The whole mitochondrial genome of
H. erinaceus
HE0021 was sequenced using next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, which comprised 15 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 27 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), two ribosomal RNAs, with a total length of 83,518 base pairs (bp). The results of the phylogenetic analysis show that
H. erinaceus
and
H. coralloides
were clustered in the same clade. The complete mitogenome sequence provides essential data for the subsequent investigation of
Hericium
and Russulales.