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Hydnellum spongiosipes *I&#039;m still debating the species ID on this mushroom.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in moss and leaf litter in a mixed forest with mostly oak, pine, and eastern hemlock.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69485/hydnellum_spongiosipes.html" title="Hydnellum spongiosipes"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/69485_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=cMRMCUAWMa85Eg884q2Ds9B%2FFQ4%3D" width="200" height="166" alt="Hydnellum spongiosipes *I&#039;m still debating the species ID on this mushroom.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in moss and leaf litter in a mixed forest with mostly oak, pine, and eastern hemlock.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69487/hydnellum_spongiosipes.html Geotagged,Hydnellum,Hydnellum aurantiacum,Hydnellum spongiosipes,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Hydnellum,Hydnellum spongiosipes,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

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.

Hydnellum spongiosipes *I'm still debating the species ID on this mushroom.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in moss and leaf litter in a mixed forest with mostly oak, pine, and eastern hemlock.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69487/hydnellum_spongiosipes.html Geotagged,Hydnellum,Hydnellum aurantiacum,Hydnellum spongiosipes,Summer,United States

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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
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Nov 19, 2018. Captured Aug 16, 2018 10:43 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.