Fungi with Teeth Hydnaceae 



Hydnum imbricatum 



Cap or Pileus Brownish, as if 

 scorched. Surface cracked in 

 irregular scales. 6-7 inches 

 wide. 



Teeth Bluish grey. 



Stem or Stipe Short and thick, with 



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Flesh Whitish. 



Time Late summer. 

 ffabitatDry woods. 



Bear's-head Hydnum (Edible) 



Hydnum caput-ursi (SEE PLATE FACING PAGE 106) 

 Plant White, fleshy. 



Branches and Teeth Short branches covered with awl-shaped 

 teeth of varying length, pointed toward the ground. 



Section of H. caput-ursi 



FUsk White when young, creamy when old. 



ffa&itatQn prostrate or standing tree trunks of decaying de- 

 ciduous trees. Erect, if on the upper side; ascending or 

 pendulous or both, if on the side of the trunk. 



The bear's-head hydnum is very variable in form. The 



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