- Hydnum repandum
Taxobox
name = Hedgehog mushroom
image_width = 250px
regnum = Fungi
divisio =Basidiomycota
classis =Homobasidiomycetae
subclassis =Hymenomycete s
ordo =Cantharellales
familia =Hydnaceae
genus = "Hydnum "
species = "H. repandum"
binomial = "Hydnum repandum"
binomial_authority = L., Fr., 1821mycomorphbox
name = Hydnum repandum
whichGills = decurrent
capShape = depressed
hymeniumType=teeth
stipeCharacter=bare
ecologicalType=mycorrhizal
sporePrintColor=white
howEdible=choice"Hydnum repandum", commonly known as the Wood Hedgehog or Hedgehog mushroom, is a basidiomycete
mushroom of the FamilyHydnaceae . It is notable for its spore-bearing structures which are shaped like teeth rather than gills.It is broadly distributed in North America and Europe and found singly or in groups in
coniferous ordeciduous woodland.DNA studies have indicated a close relationship to the golden
Chanterelle ("Cantharellus cibarius").Description
The orange-, yellow- or tan-colored pileus (cap) is up to 8 inches (20 cm) wide and generally somewhat irregular in shape (it may be convex or concave at maturity). The underside is covered with small white spines reminiscent of those of a
hedgehog . Thestipes (stem) is either white or the same color as the cap, and is sometimes off-center.Edibility
Although distinctive in appearance, the hedgehog mushroom can be confused with non-edible species.
The hedgehog mushroom is considered to be a good edible, having a sweet, nutty taste and a crunchy texture.
External links
* [http://americanmushrooms.com/edibles8.htm AmericanMushrooms.com: Best Edible Wild Mushrooms]
* [http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hydnum_repandum.html MushroomExpert.com] URL accessed 22 February 2006
* [http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=225014 "Hydnum repandum" entry] from Index Fungorum
* [http://healing-mushrooms.net/archives/hydnum-repandum.html Healing-mushrooms.net] URL accessed 12 Mar 2008ee also
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Hericium erinaceus , another mushroom called "hedgehog mushroom"
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