Hydnellum caeruleum
Hydnellum caeruleum is an inedible fungus found in North America,[1] Europe, and temperate areas of Asia.[2] It is commonly known as the blue-green hydnellum, blue spine, or blue tooth.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Hydnellum |
| Species: | H. caeruleum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydnellum caeruleum | |
The young caps have shades of blue, gray and brown, with light blue near the margin. The stem is orange to brown. The flesh is blue to black in the cap, and red to brownish in the stem. The blue hues tend to fade with age.[2]
H. aurantiacum is very similar to mature specimens but differs in color. H. suaveolens is similar, with mostly blue flesh and odour of anise.[2]
References
- Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuides. p. 406. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
External links
- Index Fungorum synonyms
- Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month pictures and more information
- healing-Mushrooms.net description, bioactive compounds and medicinal properties
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