Herb. No. 176 · Hydnaceae
Temperate woods of the northern hemisphere. Habitat map, not a pin.
Native · Europe · North America
Native Also grown
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Hedgehog mushroom
Hydnum repandum
The sweet tooth — a pale woodland mushroom that wears spines instead of gills, and one of the kinder wild edibles once you have seen the underside.
Hydnum repandum has a cream to apricot cap and a underside of soft spines, not gills or pores. It fruits on soil in temperate woods. Traditional European and North American food when named. Slight bitterness in older caps blanches out. Not a kit crop. This plate is recognition.
Flavor
Nutty, slightly peppery, seafood-sweet. Older specimens want a parboil.
Parts used
Fruiting body
Helpful
- The spines are a kind ID feature
- A good edible when sure
Cautions
- Not a garden crop
- Bugs and bitterness in age