Hydnum umbilicatum
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| Hydnum umbilicatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Hydnaceae |
| Genus: | Hydnum |
| Species: | H. umbilicatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydnum umbilicatum Peck (1902) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Hydnum umbilicatum | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Teeth on hymenium |
 | Cap is umbilicate |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible |
Hydnum umbilicatum, commonly known as the depressed hedgehog,[3] is a species of tooth fungus in the family Hydnaceae. It was scientifically described in 1902 from New York by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck.[4]
The cap is 2.5–4.5 centimetres (1–1+3⁄4 in) wide with spines up to 7 millimetres (1⁄4 in) long. The stem is 2–6 cm (3⁄4–2+1⁄4 in) long and 0.5–1 cm (1⁄4–1⁄2 in) thick.[3] The spore print is white. The species can be confused with Hydnum repandum, a much larger species found in Europe.[3]
Hydnum umbilicatum is found in eastern North America and associated with pines.[citation needed] The mushroom is edible[3][5][6] and good.[6]
