io6 MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



Hydnum coralloides Tooth Coral 



Cap 10-50 cm. \yide. ^vhite. yellowish when old. repeatedly branched into a 

 coral-like cluster, fleshy : teeth mostly on one side of the branches, 6-8 mm. long : 

 spores globose, clear, 4-6/^. The name refers to the coral-like head. 



( )n decaying trunks, logs. etc.. summer and autumn: excellent. 



Hydnum erinaceum Hedgehog Mushroom 



C a p 5-30 cm. wide, white, then yellowish or somewhat brownish, the branches 

 forming a dense head co^^ered with teeth, fleshy : stem short and stout. 2-8 cm. long 

 and thick, or entirely lacking: teeth 3-\0 cm. long, densely crowded: spores 

 globose, clear. 5-6jn. Idle name refers to the appearance of the head. 



( )n decaying trunks, stum.jis. etc.. edillk^ 



FlC.URK 70. H\l)Xl"M REPAXOrM 



Hydnum caput-ursi Bear's Head 



C a pi 10-20 cm. wide and high, white, later yellowish, the indiyidual branches 

 more or less distinct, with more or less distinct tufts of teeth, fleshy : stem absent 

 or a mere knol) : teeth 2-3 cm. long, d'lie name refers to the shaggy cap. 



( )n deca\'ini: trunks and h:)i:s : edible. 



Hydnum caput-medusae Medusa Head 



Cap 10-50 cm. wide by 5-20 high, white to grayish or yellowish, somewhat 

 irregular, but the branches more or less completely hidden by the long teeth, fleshy : 

 t e e t h 3-5 cm. long. 



( )n decaying trunks and stumps ; excellent. 



