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Hydnellum Mushrooms

Hydnellum sp.

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

Mushrooms were 1-2 inches tall. Caps were sunken and were brownish red in the center and cream colored around the edges.

Habitat:

Growing in moss along some tree roots adjacent to a nature trail in a small patch of deciduous forest at Topsmead State Forest.

Reference Links:

Hydnellum - Wikipedia

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Comments (7)
AshleyT
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Christine Y.
Thanks for the suggestions Mark. Not sure if it will help, but I uploaded a slightly more close-up picture of the underside. I wish I could go back to this spot, but they are likely gone or else covered in snow right now. I have never seen Hydnellum before and had expected the spines to be more obvious and pinkish in young specimens. These looked like pores to me too, not teeth. I submitted it to Mushroom Observer and they are saying Hydnellum sp. So, I'm not sure. I have not seen Amauroderma sp. either, but will look it up, so thanks again for the suggestion.
Mark Ridgway
Hydnellum would have teeth but yours look like pores in the last pic?

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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017

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