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Hydnum subg. Hydnum
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Hydnum subg. Hydnum

Hydnum

Hydnum is a genus of fungi in the family Hydnaceae. They are notable for their unusual spore-bearing structures of teeth rather than gills. The best known are the edible species Hydnum repandum and H. rufescens. There are no known toxic varieties of Hydnum. Widely regarded as important maintainers of forest ecosystems, the Hydnum genus is known to have ectomycorrhizal relationships with multiple plant families. Hydnum has many brittle, white teeth from which the spores drop. Some species have teeth which hang from ascending branches, while other species have teeth which project downwards from the undersurfaces of dead wood. Most Hydnum species are safe to eat, and contain many fatty acids and antioxidants.

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4 branches of this group, most-observed first

Hydnum sect. Hydnum

sectionHydnum

Hydnum sect. Olympica

sectionOlympica

Hydnum vagabundum

speciesHydnum vagabundum

Hydnum flosculoides

speciesHydnum flosculoides

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Hydnum subg. Hydnum in Illustrated Icons of Rare Fungi Species

Illustrated Icons of Rare Fungi Species

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon · 1803 · p.134

Hydnum subg. Hydnum in Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.153

Hydnum subg. Hydnum in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.363

Hydnum subg. Hydnum in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.365

Hydnum subg. Hydnum in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.368

Hydnum subg. Hydnum in An History of Fungusses, growing about Halifax (Vols 1-2)

An History of Fungusses, growing about Halifax (Vols 1-2)

James Bolton · 1788 · p.320

Hydnum subg. Hydnum in Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.169

Hydnum subg. Hydnum in Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

James Sowerby · 1797 · p.728

Hydnum subg. Hydnum in Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

James Sowerby · 1797 · p.880

Hydnum subg. Hydnum in Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet

Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet

J.H. Léveillé; plates by Paulet · 1855 · p.226

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