Jelly Tooth - Pseudohydnum gelatinosum

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Alternative names

Toothed Jelly fungus

Description

The upper surface is usually convex and greyish white; underneath are blunt spines. The margins are translucent and it has a jelly-like texture. It has a tapering white/grey stem.

Similar Species

Wood Hedgehog Hydnum repandum and related species also have spines or teeth on the underside of the cap

Identification difficulty

Recording advice

Good field photographs, showing toothed undersides as well as upper surface

Habitat

decaying conifer stumps and felled trunks

Melinda Bell
Ratby,Martinshaw Wood
11 November 2024
Melinda Bell
Ratby,Martinshaw Wood
11 November 2024
Melinda Bell
Ratby,Martinshaw Wood
11 November 2024
Melinda Bell
Ratby,Martinshaw Wood
11 November 2024

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Common names: Jelly Tooth, Jelly Tongue
Species group:: Fungi
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Records on NatureSpot:: 1
First record:: 11/11/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
Last record:: 11/11/2024 (Bell, Melinda)

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