20/Aug/23, 4:33 PM
Raudoja, Harju County
Mixed forest (birch, pine, spruce), in moss near forest road
59°22'42.2"N 25°29'19.6"E (59.378381, 25.488766)
🔆 Fair weather with slight overcast
Original Instagram postHydnellum aurantiacum
Orange Spine
- Scientific identification
- Hydnellum aurantiacum (Batsch) P.Karst.
- Family
- Bankeraceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Hydnellum
Names across languages
- English: Orange Spine
- German: Korkstachelinge
- Estonian: Kuld-kübarnarmik
- Russian: Гиднеллум оранжевый
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-08-20.
Hymenium
Consists of spines or teeth, varying from pale yellow to orange.
Cap
3-10 cm across, typically irregular or lobed, bright orange when young, fading with age.
Hymenium Attachment
Spines are decurrent along the stipe.
Stipe
2-6 cm long, 0.5-1.5 cm thick; typically lighter than the cap, often covered in orange mycelium at the base.
Fruit body
5-16 cm tall.
Spore print
Spore Print is Brown.
Ecology
Mycorrhizal, typically found under conifers.
Edibility
Inedible; tough and woody texture.
Microscopy
Spores 4.5-6 x 3-4.5 µm, elliptical, with warts.
Odour
Mild or not distinctive.
Overview
Hydnellum aurantiacum is a visually striking, inedible mushroom known for its bright orange cap and spines or "teeth" on the underside. It is most commonly found in coniferous forests where it forms a mycorrhizal relationship with the trees.
1879). Meddn Soc. Fauna Flora Fenn. 5: 41.
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