Fungi with Teeth—Hydnacexz 
Hydnum imbricatum 
Cap or Pileus—Brownish, as if 
scorched. Surface cracked in 
irregular scales. 6-7 inches 
wide. 
Teeth—Bluish grey. 
Stem or Stie—Short and thick, with 
H, inbricagam irregular scales. 
a Flesh—W hitish. 
Time—Late summer. 
Habitat—Dry woods. 
Bear’s-head Hydnum (Edible) 
Hydnum caput-urst 
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 
Flesh—White when young, creamy when old. 
Habitat—On 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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