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Hydnum rufescens |
Hydnum rufescens, a Hedgehog Fungus, is a popular
edible species. It should be picked while young and free from worms and
grubs. This mushroom grows in all kinds of woodland.
Identification guide |
Description |
The cap is orange-red or pale tan, smooth
and slightly felty to the touch; it is often perched eccentrically upon
the stipe. The flesh is pink.
Hanging down like stalactites, soft spines cover the fertile beneath the cap. Unlike those of its close relative, Hydnum repandum, the pink spines of this species are adnexed or almost free rather than decurrent to the stem. |
Size |
fruitbody 2 to 6 cm in diameter and 2 to 4
cm tall.
Stem diameter typically 15 to 30 mm. The pines, seen here in close-up, are 2 to 4 mm long. |
Spore print |
White. |
Odour/taste |
Odour not distinctive; turns bitter in the mouth after a few moments delay. |
Habitat |
Forms rings among the moss and leaf litter of forest floors. |
Season |
August to December. |
Occurrence |
Fairly common. |
Similar species |
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