Hedgehog / Pied de Mouton

Hydnum repandum

Family: Hydnaceae

Hedgehog / Pied de Mouton (Hydnum repandum)
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Overview

Cream-buff cap with tooth-like spines instead of gills underneath. Mycorrhizal with broadleaf and conifer woods across Europe, North America, and East Asia. Choice — peppery raw, sweet and nutty cooked. No dangerous lookalikes thanks to the unique teeth.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal

Host trees & substrate

  • Local forest substrate

Key identification features

  • Spines (teeth) underneath, not gills
  • Cream to apricot-buff cap
  • Stout off-centre stem
  • Bruises orange

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