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FungusLCLeast Concern

Hedgehog Mushroom

Hydnum repandum

About

An excellent edible with a pleasant, mild, nutty flavour. It is easily identified by the cream-coloured spines under the cap rather than gills. A mycorrhizal fungus of ancient woodland, it appears in autumn and is sometimes called the wood hedgehog.

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Quick Facts

Category
Fungus
Latin name
Hydnum repandum
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.