Hydnum repandum

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Hedgehog mushroom

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetae
Subclass: Hymenomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Hydnaceae
Genus: Hydnum
Species: H. repandum
Binomial name
Hydnum repandum
L., Fr., 1821
Hydnum repandum
mycological characteristics:
 
teeth on hymenium
 

cap is depressed

 

hymenium is decurrent

 

stipe is bare

 

spore print is white

 

ecology is mycorrhizal

 

edibility: choice

The Hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum) is a basidiomycete mushroom of the Family Hydnaceae.

It is broadly distributed in North America and Europe and to be found singly or in groups in coniferous or deciduous woodland.

[edit] Description

The orange or tan coloured pileus (cap) is up to 15 cm across and nearly planar with a central depression. The underside is covered with small white spines remiscent of those of a hedgehog. The stipes (stem) is either white or the same colour as the cap, and is sometimes off-centre.

[edit] Edibility

Caution: Although distinctive in appearance, the hedgehog mushroom can be confused with non-edible species. Do not rely on Wikipedia alone when identifying mushrooms for consumption.

The hedgehog mushroom is considered to be good eating, having a sweet, nutty taste and a crunchy texture.

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