Hydnum albidum Peck is a fungus in the Hydnaceae family, order Cantharellales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Hydnum albidum Peck

Hydnum albidum Peck

The white hedgehog Hydnum albidum is an edible North American fungus in the family Hydnaceae.

Family
Genus
Hydnum
Order
Cantharellales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Hydnum albidum Peck

Hydnum albidum, commonly called the white hedgehog, is an edible fungus species. It belongs to the family Hydnaceae, and it is native to North America.

Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christian Schwarz · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Cantharellales Hydnaceae Hydnum

More from Hydnaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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