TOOTH FUNGI 



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]i()iuU'(l at oiR' riid, clear or Nrllowish, S-S/x. The name refers to tlie depressed cap. 

 Common on the Lj;rouii(l in woods, usually in troops, summer and autumn; ex- 

 cellent, but reciuires to l>e cookt'd slowly lor about an hour. 



Hydnum zonatum Zoned Hydnum 



C a ]) 2-S cm. wide, rust colored U) rusld)ro\\n. smooth. di>tincilv zoned, thin, 

 ilesh\ -leather}-, more or less wrinkled radiately, plane, then more t)r less depres.sed; 

 stem 1-3 cm. l)y 4-() mm., hairy or tufted, somewhat paler than the cap, swollen 

 at base : tee t h 2-3 mm. lon<f. rust-colored ; spores globoid, rough, pale rust- 

 brown. 3-4/x. I'he name refers to the zoned ca]). 



( )ii the ground in woods; used for tUn'oring, but too tough for food. 



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FlCLRK 69. UmiXUM IMr.RILATLM 



Hydnum auriscalpium Black Hydnum 



Cap 5-25 nun. wide, black-brown to black, coarse-hairy, leathery, kidney-shaped 

 to somewhat shelf-like ; stem tall, slender, excentric or lateral. 5-8 cm. by 2 mm., 

 black, hairy, rooting ; teeth dark or blackish brown, tough ; s j) o r e s globoid. 

 clear, 4-5 X '^M- The name refers to the form. 



On cones or fragments of wood in the ground ; too tough to be edible. 



