TOOTH-BEARING FUNGI, HYDNACE^ 



together with the stem, is a hygrophorous 

 white, varying to buff. This species is par- 

 ticularly abundant in mountain woods, 

 where it grows on the ground in the damp 

 places among the mosses and liverworts. It 

 is as abundant in the foothills of the Rockies 

 as farther east. 



The species of more peculiar form which 

 will here be considered are the ^'Satyr's 

 Beard" Hydnum erinaceus, the "Coral 

 Hydnum," H. coralloides, and the "Bear's 

 Head," H. caput-ursi. These are all attrac- 

 tive species. In a sense they are shelving 

 forms in which all definiteness of stem 

 and pileus are lost. These species are 

 common in moist woods and meadows prac- 

 tically throughout the country, growing 

 upon decaying trees and logs, and sometimes 

 ornamenting the larger wound areas left by 

 the fall of decayed branches. These forms 

 are relished by many, but by those to whom 

 a woody flavor is not attractive, although 

 relieved by a certain spiciness, they will not 

 be so diligently sought. 



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