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Cone Tooth

Auriscalpium vulgare

Photo by RandyL.
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Field Notes

Description:

Dark, kidney shaped cap. Teeth on underside. Fuzzy stipe.

Habitat:

Growing from pine cone in mixed forest.

Reference Links:

Auriscalpium vulgare (MushroomExpert.Com)

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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Nice find. Quite different from our toothy mushrooms.
LaurenZarate
Love this one! I never saw "teeth" like this on a mushroom. Very neat.

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Mushroom Mapping
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Fungus in America
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Northern California Flora and Fauna
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedDecember 24, 2013

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