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Hydnum repandum
Cap The cap is creamy white, with irregular undulations and pits on its upper surface, which has a fine velvety feel and tends to redden slightly when handled. The firm, crunchy flesh of this large edible fungus is slightly spicy and not dissimilar to that of the Chanterelle, Cantharellus cibarius. Caps of the Wood Hedgehog are irregularly shaped and typically 4 to 15cm across. Spines Hanging down like stalactites, soft spines cover the fertile surface of the Wood Hedgehog. The spines are 2 to 6mm long and decurrent to the stem. Stem White; cylindrical, 5 to 10cm tall and typically 1.5 to 3cm in diameter; solid, with white flesh. Spore print White. https://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j...
Ectomycorrhizal; forming rings among the moss and leaf litter of forest floors. Common in Britain and Ireland, Hydnum repandum occurs throughout mainland Europe and is also recorded from many parts of North America.
Spotted i a public garden in Porto city
Spotted on Jan 25, 2014
Submitted on Jan 26, 2014
7 Comments
Thanks Randy for the info
In that case I probably wouldn't eat them either. Mushrooms (some species more than others) can and will absorb heavy metals and/or chemicals from their environment, so harvesting them in urban areas is generally not a good idea.
Ok Randy,in this place,i think i will not tried,because is a garden of the big Hospital in Porto,full of garbage and i saw in some hiden places some hospital wastes,so it's a poluted area,not like my elected places in Braga near my house,but when i saw their "look" i imagine that they could be edible,it's the first time i saw this species.Iam beganing this year the "eaten stage" :-)
Yea that's what I expected, either that or a very closely related species. I've never had the pleasure of trying them myself, if you find some fresh specimens you should give them a taste!
Randy i searched on a portuguese data base and i think it's a Hydnum repandum
Thanks Randy for the tip,i'll search based on that
Looks like a Hydnum species.