Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
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| Species: | P. gelatinosum
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| Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Scop.) P.Karst. (1868)
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Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
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 | teeth on hymenium |
 | cap is depressed |
 | hymenium is decurrent |
 | stipe is bare |
 | spore print is white |
 | ecology is saprotrophic |
 | edibility: edible |
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (common names include toothed jelly fungus, false hedgehog mushroom, cat's tongue, and white jelly mushroom) is an edible mushroom.[1] Although bland, it can be candied or marinated. A widely distributed species, it is found in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North America, Central America, and South America. The fungus grows in woodlands on dead trunks, logs, and stumps.[2]
The mushroom is mostly translucent and white.[3] Its cap is 1–4 cm wide, browns with age, with a spiny underside.[3] The stalk, if present, is up to 4 cm tall, tapering downwards.[3]
Similar species include Auriscalpium vulgare and Hydnum repandum (the hedgehog mushroom).[3]
See also[]
- Hericium erinaceus, another mushroom called "hedgehog mushroom"
References[]
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 357. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Roberts P, Evans S (2011). The Book of Fungi. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-226-72117-0.
- ^ a b c d Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 308–309. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
Categories:
- Auriculariales
- Fungi described in 1772
- Fungi of Asia
- Fungi of Australia
- Fungi of Europe
- Fungi of Central America
- Fungi of North America
- Fungi of South America
- Edible fungi
- Agaricomycotina stubs