01/Sep/24, 4:49 PM
Raudoja veehoidla, Raudoja, Harjumaa, Estonia
Pine dominant (with young spruces) forest, among moss and litter
59°22'48.7"N 25°29'13.3"E
🔆 Mild overcast, open spot
Original Instagram postHydnellum peckii
devil's tooth
- Scientific identification
- Hydnellum peckii Banker
- Family
- Bankeraceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Hydnellum
Names across languages
- English: devil's tooth
- German: Scharfer Korkstacheling
- Finnish: Karvasorakas
- Estonian: Pecki kübarnarmik
- Russian: Гиднеллум Пека
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-09-01.
Hymenium
Spines, whitish when young, becoming brown with age, 3–6 mm long, hanging down from the underside of the cap
Cap
Irregularly shaped, and convex with a depressed center, surface is rough and covered with a white to pinkish crust that exudes blood-like droplets when young, color of the cap darkens to a brownish/tan as it matures
Hymenium Attachment
N/A (spines)
Stipe
Off-center, cylindrical, and covered with a rough, fibrous surface that is similar in color to the cap
Spore print
Spore print brown
Ecology
Mycorrhizal with coniferous trees (pines and spruces), on the ground, among moss and litter, solitary or in small groups from late summer to early autumn
Edibility
Inedible due to its bitter taste and tough, fibrous texture
Fruit body
Fruit body up 5 cm tall
Dimensions
Cap 5–10 cm in diameter
Odour
Odour mild, slightly fungoid
Microscopy
Spores roughly spherical, 5–6 x 4–5 µm, covered with small spines, hyphae are monomitic, with clamp connections
Overview
Striking fungus recognized by its irregularly shaped pinkish cap that often exudes blood-like droplets when young
1912). In Peck, Bull. N.Y. St. Mus. 157: 28 (’1911′).
Field encounters
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