#[hydnum repandum]

[bruisedmooons]

Foraging funnel chanterelles & wood hedgehogs in the forest

[mushroomgay]

Epping Forest, London, UK, January 2024

Hedgehog fungus (Hydnum repandum)

A lovely late find, there was a patch of these growing beneath the pine trees and harvested a couple for a mixed mushroom stew.

This is a great forage for a beginner, being easily recognised by its hedgehog-like spines under the cap, having almost no dangerous look-a-likes (just watch out for Greenfoot Tooth (Hydnellum scabrosum) which is considered poisonous by some).

[mycoblogg]

FOTD #119 : sweet tooth! (hydnum repandum)

the sweet tooth mushroom (also wood hedgehog or hedgehog mushroom) is a toothed fungus in the family hydnaceae. it forms mycorrhizal associations with both deciduous & coniferous trees :-) it is widespread in europe, but also grows in canada !!

the big question : can i bite it?? yes<3 it is edible & said to taste sweet or nutty, with a crunchy texture. red squirrels also eat them :-)

h. repandum description :

"the orange-, yellow- or tan-coloured pileus (cap) is up to 17 cm (6+1⁄2 in) wide, although specimens measuring 25 cm (10 in) have been documented. it is generally somewhat irregular in shape (it may be convex or concave at maturity), with a wavy margin that is rolled inward when young. caps grow in a distorted shape when fruit bodies are closely clustered. the cap surface is generally dry & smooth, although mature specimens may show cracking. viewed from above, the caps of mature specimens resemble somewhat those of chanterelles. the flesh is thick, white, firm, brittle, & bruises yellow to orange-brown. the underside is densely covered with small, slender whitish spines measuring 2–7 mm (3⁄32–9⁄32 in) long. these spines sometimes run down at least one side of the stipe. the stipe, typically 3–10 cm (1–4 in) long & 1–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) thick, is either white or the same colour as the cap, & is sometimes off-centre."

[images : source & source] [fungus description : source]

"you do not understand how badly i want to stuff this shit in my mouth."

[aphermion]

Hedgehog Mushroom, Hydnum repandum