Hydnum umbilicatum

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] It is found in eastern North America. It is edible^[3][5] and good.^[6]

Hydnum umbilicatum
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]
Dentinum umbilicatum (Peck) Pouzar (1956)[2]

Hydnum umbilicatum 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 has been found to be associated with pines.^[7]

Can be confused with Hydnum repandum, also known as the Wood Hedgehog. These two can be distinguished by their size and distribution, with H. repandum being a much larger species found in Europe.

See also

• Hydnum repandum