Genus Hydnum 
GENUS HYDNUM 
Spreading Hydnum (Edible) 
Hydnum repandum (See Pate Factne Pace 103) 
Cap or Pileus—Fleshy, fragile, moist, smooth or somewhat 
scaly in mature specimens. Variable in colour ; light red, 
pale buff, or rusty yellow. Convex, plane, or deeply con- 
cave by the stem becoming 
hollow. Margins often wavy. 
1-4 inches broad. 
Teeth or Aculei—Pointed, whitish, “Wy 
easily detached, leaving little 
cavities in the fleshy cap. 
Stem or Stipe—Stem solid in young 
specimens, hollow in older 
specimens. Surface rather 
rough ; often eccentric. 1-3 
inches long. 
Flesh—Watery, lighter colour than 
cap. 
Spores-Whitish. 
Time—July to October. 
Habitat—Woods and open places. 
Singly or in clusters. The speci- 
men pictured was found in 
North Carolina in February. 
Section of H. repandum 
Hydnum rufescens (edible) is redder than the typical form, 
is smaller and more regular. 
White Hydnum (Edible) 
Hydnum albidum 
Cap or Pileus—White, fleshy. 1-2 inches broad. 
Teeth or Aculei—White, short. 
Stem or Stipe—White, solid, short. 1-2 inches long. 
Filesh—White. 
Time—June to August. 
Habvitat—Thin, wet woods. 
Ré-pan'-diim Ri-fés’-céns Al-bi’-diim 
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