Hydnellum fuscoindicum

Hydnellum fuscoindicum, commonly known as the violet hedgehog,^[3] is a species of tooth fungus in the genus Hydnellum. The fungus was first described by Kenneth A. Harrison in 1964 as a species of Hydnum,^[4] then transferred to Sarcodon in 1967 by Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus. He placed this species in section Violacei of Sarcodon, along with H. fuligineoviolaceum and H. joeides.^[5]

Hydnellum fuscoindicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Thelephorales
Family:	Bankeraceae
Genus:	Hydnellum
Species:	H. fuscoindicum
Binomial name
Hydnellum fuscoindicum (K.A.Harrison) E.Larss., K.H.Larss. & Kõljalg[1]
Synonyms[2]
Hydnum fuscoindicum K.A.Harrison (1964) Sarcodon fuscoindicus (K.A.Harrison) Maas Geest. (1967)

Hydnellum fuscoindicum Mycological characteristics
	Teeth on hymenium
	Cap is convex or depressed
	Hymenium is decurrent
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is brown
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is not recommended

It produces fruit bodies with a violet-black cap, violet flesh, and violet spines on the cap underside. The odor and taste are very farinaceous.^[6] It is not recommended for consumption due to producing a burning sensation.^[3] It is found in the Pacific Northwest in moss around western hemlocks.^[6]