Hydnellum spongiosipes

*I'm still debating the species ID on this mushroom.

The cap was flat with aborted caps in the center. It was velvety and tan/brown. The undersurface had long, pale, crowded spines running down it that bruised brownish. The stipe was brown.

Habitat: Growing in moss and leaf litter in a mixed forest with mostly oak, pine, and eastern hemlock.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice one, Christine. We're nearing a 1,000 fungi species! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Only 9 more species to go for 1,000 fungi, wow!
  
  I was curious and checked your stats, and you are nearly at 2,000 species! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Hehe, happened to check it myself yesterday. Note that Albert is the species master, both in photographed and introduced. And let me say that I hope everybody surpasses me, it's good for the platform :)
    
    And....it took me 7 years whilst you crossed a 1,000 in less than a year, a far bigger achievement! Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Yeah, Albert is definitely amazing when it comes to diversity and quantity of spottings!
      
      I'm just past 1,000, but I expect my progress to slow down unless I travel further out because it will become more and more difficult to find new species in the northeast. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        I have the same feeling at times back home where biodiversity is low and I just don't know what to chase anymore. Posted 6 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Exactly! I'm getting a bit bored of seeing the same things over and over...But, by spring, I'm sure I will be excited to see those same things again :)...It happens every year, haha. And, hopefully, I'll travel to some new locations along the east coast next year. Posted 6 years ago

The Hydnellum spongiosipes

''Hydnellum spongiosipes'', commonly known as the velvet tooth, is a tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. It is found in Europe and North America. In Switzerland, it is considered a vulnerable species.

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Similar species: Thelephorales

Species identified by Christine Young