Hydnum HYDNACE2E 375 



Resupinat^. Pileus none. Spines vertical or oblique according to 

 situation. 



Spines fuscous, ferruginous. 1716 — 1723 



Spines yellowish, greenish. 1724 — 1736 



Spines flesh-colour, lilac, rufescent. 1737, 1738 



Spines white, or light yellowish when old. 1739 — 1745 



Mesopod^e. 

 a. Car jw see. 



1687. H. imbrieatum L. (from the imbricate scales of the pileus) 



a b e. 

 P. at length depressed, rich, dark claret-brown, the innate sc. 

 exposing the paler flesh. St. even, whitish- or yellowish-claret- 

 brown, base as P. Sp. decurrent, pale brownish-biscuit. Flesh 

 pale claret-brown in upper part of P., white elsewhere. 



Usually single. Said to be edible. Taste when cooked like tough liver, 

 bitter, disagreeable. Amongst firs ; rare. Sept. -Nov. 9 J x 2 J x I J in. 



1688. H. squamosum Schaeff. (from the scaly pileus ; squama, a 



scale) a. 

 P. at length depressed, breaking up into rough irregular sc, 

 brownish- or vinous-salmon ; sc. brownish. St. equal or 

 attenuate downwards, somewhat scaly, pale- or brownish-buff, 

 sometimes darker below. Sp. decurrent, purplish-salmon. 

 Flesh pale purplish-salmon, almost white. 



Often connate. Amongst mosses in pine woods. Sept.- Oct. 2§X I^xf in. 



1689. H. seabrosum Fr. (from the rough, scaly pileus ; seabrosus, 



rough) a b. 

 P. turbinate, then plane, usually uneven, squamulose, pale vinous- 

 umber ; mid. darker ; marg. white ; sc. umber. St. attenuate 

 downwards, vinous, umber or cinereous, blackish at base. Sp. 

 decurrent, buff-ivory or ferruginous with a grey fuscous effect. 

 Flesh salmon-ivory. 

 Usually single. Woods, pine. Sept. 4 x i| X 1 in. 



1690. H. molle Fr. (from the downy pileus ; mollis, soft) a c. White. 

 P. at length depressed, tomentose. St. almost equal. Sp. 



decurrent. Flesh pale, brownish-white. 



Woods, pine. 4 x if X 1 in. 



1691. H. lsevigatum Swartz (from the smooth pileus ; lu-ris, even) a b. 

 P. at length depressed, pale yellowish-umber. St. equal, whitish 



above, colour as P. below. Sp. decurrent, pale brown. 



Woods, pine. Aug. -Nov. 4^ X if X I in. Sometimes occurs three times 

 the size of (hawing. Becoming more or less black in drying. 



