Maryland Biodiversity Project - Hedgehog Mushroom (Hydnum repandum)

Hedgehog Mushroom Hydnum repandum Linnaeus

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Cantharellales > Family Hydnaceae > Genus Hydnum Hedgehog Mushroom - Hydnum repandum - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/14563

Status:

Found solitary or in groups on ground in forests.

Description:

Cap: Yellow-orange; dry, felted; wrinkled/pitted in age; margin wavy; flesh white, thick, firm, stains orange-yellow. Fertile surface: Creamy-white/yellow-orange spines that darken when rubbed. Stalk: White with orange tints or colored like cap; nearly equal; solid; bruises orange-yellow (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 14 records in the project database.

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Hedgehog Mushroom (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2009). (Photo ID: 12206 - Psn: 40)

Hedgehog Mushroom (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2009). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Hedgehog Mushroom (fertile surface and stalk) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2009). (Photo ID: 12207 - Psn: 45)

Hedgehog Mushroom (fertile surface and stalk) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Hedgehog Mushroom (close-up of spines) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2009). (Photo ID: 12205 - Psn: 50)

Hedgehog Mushroom (close-up of spines) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Hedgehog Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2014). Nearly round, smooth; measured 3 X 5.8-7.2 microns. (Photo ID: 119686 - Psn: 200)

Spores of Hedgehog Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2014). Nearly round, smooth; measured 3 X 5.8-7.2 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

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