MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



Figure 68. 

 cvclo-myces c.reenei 



HYUXUM 



C a p desliv or tough-flcshv. rarelv le-ithcrv. 

 central- or lateral-stcmnifd, stenilcss. tuftcJ or in- 

 \'crted ; the spore-surfaof consisting of spines or 

 teeth. rile stenimeil. anel coral-like forms are the 

 most common. They are all edible. The name 

 is the ancient ("ireek name of an edible fungus. 



Key to the Species 



1. Stem central or lateral 



a. .Stem central : on the ground 



\ 1 ' Cap^ shaggv with large imbricated scales 



//. iiiibricdtiini 

 (2) Cap smooth or nearly so 



(a) Cap and teeth tan to brownish 



//. )\[-aiidiiiii 



(b) Cap and teeth rust-colored 



//. \-,'natiim 



b. Stem excentnc or lateral : on cones or woo.l ; black 

 .Stem lacking or iudistmct : cap head-like or coral-like 



a. Cap greatly branched, more or less coral-like 



b. Cap less branched, more head-like ; teeth \'erv large 



(1) Teeth in a uniform dense head 



(2) Teeth on smaller fused heads 



(a) Smaller heads more or less distinct 



(b) Smaller heads indistinct, but gixhiig an irregu- 



lar appearance to the main head 





auriscdl l^iinu 

 coralloiilLS 



iiiput-iirsi 



11. iapiit-mcdiisai' 



Hydnum imbricatum Tiled Hydnum 



C a p 5-3(1 cm. wide, slate-colored to brown, shaggv with coarse more or less 

 regular scales, often separated bv deep cracks. firm-Heshv. con\'ex tei plane or sliglith' 

 upturned: stem stout and short. 3-10 cm. bv 2-4 cm,, brownish; teeth decurrent. 

 gra\"-l)rown to brownish. 8-12 mm. long: s ji o r e s vellowish brown, roughened. 

 7 "^ 5/1. The name refers to the large scales. 



Common on the ground in [line anel siiruce woods ; edible, though somewhat 

 bitter when raw. 



Hydnum repandum Buff Hydnum 



Cap 3-12 cm. wide, \ellowish or tan. rarelv pinkish or brownish, smooth, flesliv, 

 convex to plane, then snniewhat dejiressed ; stem 4-11) cm. by 1-3 cm., vellowish to 

 whitish, smooth ; teeth decurrent. butf. 6-8 cm. long ; s p o r e s globose or angled, 



