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mushrooms foraging guide Jelly Tooth (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum)

Jelly Tooth (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum) 404 Jelly Tooth (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum) 405 Jelly Tooth (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum) 406 Jelly Tooth (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum) 407

Edibility

Edibility:Not Edible

Season

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
            

Frequency

Occasional

Description

Fruit body: 2-6cm fan-shaped. Grey-purple becoming brown. Gelatinous and translucent. Rather than gills this species has small spines (similar to a true hydnum).

Stem: Rudimentary

Spores: White

Flesh: Gelatinous and translucent.

Habitat: The stumps and trunks of conifers.

Frequency: Occasional