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Hydnellum
Hydnellum is a genus of tooth fungi in the family Bankeraceae (order Thelephorales). Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, the genus contains around 40 species. The fruitbodies of its members grow by slowly enveloping nearby bits of grass and vegetation. There is great variability in the form of Hydnellum fruitbodies, which are greatly influenced by environmental conditions such as rainfall and humidity, drying winds, and temperature. They are too tough and woody to eat comfortably. Several...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Red-juice Tooth
speciesHydnellum peckii
Orange Rough-cap Tooth
speciesHydnellum aurantiacum
Zoned Tooth
speciesHydnellum concrescens
Blue Tooth
speciesHydnellum caeruleum
Velvet Tooth
speciesHydnellum spongiosipes
Ridged Tooth
speciesHydnellum scrobiculatum
Sweetgrass Tooth
speciesHydnellum suaveolens
bitter tooth
speciesHydnellum scabrosum
Mealy Tooth
speciesHydnellum ferrugineum
Stereo Tooth
speciesHydnellum stereosarcinon
bleeding blue tooth
speciesHydnellum cyanopodium
Violet Hedgehog
speciesHydnellum fuscoindicum
Regal Black Tooth
speciesHydnellum regium
gold tooth
speciesHydnellum auratile
Hydnellum geogenium
speciesHydnellum geogenium
Hydnellum fagiscabrosum
speciesHydnellum fagiscabrosum
Hydnellum ferrugipes
speciesHydnellum ferrugipes
Hydnellum ioeides
speciesHydnellum ioeides
Hydnellum piperatum
speciesHydnellum piperatum
Hydnellum mirabile
speciesHydnellum mirabile
greenfoot tooth
speciesHydnellum glaucopus
Hydnellum lepidum
speciesHydnellum lepidum
Hydnellum underwoodii
speciesHydnellum underwoodii
Hydnellum cristatum
speciesHydnellum cristatum
Hydnellum fraudulentum
speciesHydnellum fraudulentum
Hydnellum earlianum
speciesHydnellum earlianum
Hydnellum sp. 'PNW07'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'PNW07'
Hydnellum illudens
speciesHydnellum illudens
Hydnellum versipelle
speciesHydnellum versipelle
Hydnellum sp. 'suaveolens-PNW01'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'suaveolens-PNW01'
graceful tooth
speciesHydnellum gracilipes
Hydnellum fuligineoviolaceum
speciesHydnellum fuligineoviolaceum
Hydnellum sp. 'caeruleum-PNW12'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'caeruleum-PNW12'
Hydnellum lundellii
speciesHydnellum lundellii
Hydnellum sp. 'peckii-PNW05'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'peckii-PNW05'
Hydnellum sp. 'aurantiacum-PNW09'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'aurantiacum-PNW09'
Hydnellum subzonatum
speciesHydnellum subzonatum
rosette tooth
speciesHydnellum cumulatum
Hydnellum sp. 'pineticola'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'pineticola'
Hydnellum compactum
speciesHydnellum compactum
Hydnellum fennicum
speciesHydnellum fennicum
Hydnellum sp. 'CA01'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'CA01'
Hydnellum complicatum
speciesHydnellum complicatum
Hydnellum sp. 'scrobiculatum-PNW03'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'scrobiculatum-PNW03'
Hydnellum sp. 'diabolus-PNW06'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'diabolus-PNW06'
Hydnellum radiatum
speciesHydnellum radiatum
Hydnellum zonatum
speciesHydnellum zonatum
Hydnellum sp. 'versipelle-PNW13'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'versipelle-PNW13'
Hydnellum sp. 'aurantiacum-PNW01'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'aurantiacum-PNW01'
Hydnellum conigenum
speciesHydnellum conigenum
Hydnellum sp. 'IN02'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'IN02'
Hydnellum sp. 'NC03'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'NC03'
Hydnellum sp. 'aurantiacum-PNW10'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'aurantiacum-PNW10'
Hydnellum sp. 'MI01'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'MI01'
Hydnellum decurratum
speciesHydnellum decurratum
Hydnellum bomiense
speciesHydnellum bomiense
Hydnellum sp. 'PNW11'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'PNW11'
Hydnellum sp. 'peckii-BE16'
speciesHydnellum sp. 'peckii-BE16'
Hydnellum chrysinum
speciesHydnellum chrysinum
Hydnellum amygdaliolens
speciesHydnellum amygdaliolens
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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