Hydnum repandum

Photos by: Hugh Urban, Ohio 2004

Photo By: Hugh Urban, Vermont 2005

Photo By: Chris Matherly, Georgia January 2007

Description:

Common Name: Hedgehog. Cap: 2-4", pale orange-yellow to reddish brown, medium to large, thick and rounded, flat with age, wavy sometimes lobed margin. Flesh: Stains brownish-orange when bruised, white and a little brittle, no odor. Spines: (teeth) white to pinkish buff, small. Stalk: Thick, colored like cap or lighter. Fruiting: Can be solitary or clustered, from the ground. Fairly common in summer and fall across all of North America. Edibility: A choice edible mushroom.

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