| Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
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| Order: | Auriculariales |
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| Genus: | Pseudohydnum |
| Species: | P. gelatinosum |
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| Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Scop.) P.Karst. (1868) | |
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| Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
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 | teeth on hymenium |
 | cap is depressed |
 | hymenium is decurrent |
 | stipe is bare |
 | spore print is white |
 | ecology is saprotrophic |
 | edibility: edible |
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (common names include toothed jelly fungus, false hedgehog mushroom, cat's tongue, and white jelly mushroom) is an edible mushroom.[1] Although bland, it can be candied or marinated. A widely distributed species, it is found in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North America, Central America, and South America. The fungus grows in woodlands on dead trunks, logs, and stumps.[2]
See also
- Hydnum repandum, the hedgehog mushroom
- Hericium erinaceus, another mushroom called "hedgehog mushroom"
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