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Hydnum repandum
Pic 1 shows the underside of the cap of this thick white fungus. The fertile surface showed closely packed white "teeth" instead of gills or pores. The teeth were decurrent ( running down the stem) -pic 4. The young fruiting bodies were growing in a clump with some of their thick white stipes fused together. The caps were a pale orange, distorted by mutual pressure and showed in-rolled margins. The stem turned a beautiful orange when bruised or cut.
Growing on a damp eucalyptus forest floor, among leaf and wood debris. Found in Asia, Australia, North America and Europe.
An exciting find for me..I could not get a spore print which is said to be white but might watch these as they grow ! They are said to be edible with no known similar looking poisonous varieties.
A mycorrhizal fungus found in Asia, Australia, North America and Europe.
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Hydnaceae
Spotted on Jul 15, 2014
Submitted on Jul 16, 2014
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