Hydnum repandum
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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Record sightingConservation Status: LC
Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.