Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
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]
| Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Auriculariales |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Pseudohydnum |
| Species: | P. gelatinosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 |
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.
- 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.
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