HYDNUM REPANDUM. 



Hydnacese 



North Carolina, Curtis; Alabama, Peters; Massachusetts, Sprague. Hydnum. 

 Edible. ' Curtis. Edible. Cordier. 



H. repan'dum L, repandus, bent backward (of the cap, upward). 

 Pileus 2-6 in. broad, pallid, etc., 

 fleshy, fragile, somewhat repand, 

 rather smooth. Stem 2-5 in. long, 

 % I % in. thick, irregularly shaped, 

 pallid. Spines 4 lines long, un- 

 equal, of the same color. Stevenson. 



Spores pointed, 5-8/x. Massee, 



Pileus sometimes depressed, often 

 turned upward at margin, often 

 waved, sometimes tomentose. Color 

 variable light-buff, brown, pinkish, 

 reddish, Flesh- whitish, compact, 

 fragile. Spines conical, up to K in. 



in length, whitish but rich creamy shades, mostly pointed, but some- 

 times appearing to be hollow. Stem central or eccentric, sometimes 

 covered with white down, thick, uneven, usually crooked, solid, fleshy, 

 light in color. 



July to November. 



Edible. Curtis. 



Common to most countries, and, although given as a ground-growing 

 species, it is rather indiscriminate in its habitats. Woods, fields, leaf- 

 covered or bare places, much decayed wood and stumps are its living 

 places. Dr. Cooke thinks it irreproachable. Popularly it goes by the 

 name of the Hedgehog mushroom. 



H. repandum varies greatly in shape, color and texture. In the open 

 it is usually symmetrical and tough ; when clustered it is irregular, often 

 fanciful and quite brittle tender. 



When sliced thin an hour's slow cooking is sufficient. All writers 

 commend it, and properly. 



H. rufes'cens Pers. ntfus, red. Pileus 2-3 in. across, thin, fragile, 

 usually regular, pubescent, reddish. Spines 1-3 lines long, regular. 

 Stem 1-3 in. long, commonly thin, nearly equal, reddish. 



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