Hydnaceae
Hydnum

Hydnum repandum L.

First published in Sp. pl., 2: 1178 (1753)
This species is accepted
This species is found in Europe, Asia-Tropical, South America, North America, Australasia and Asia-Temperate. It is used to treat skin subcutaneous cellular tissue disorders and for food.

Descriptions

Morphology
Gregarious. Solitary. Pileus: 2–17 cm diam., convex to plane, with a central depression; surface dry, smooth to slightly scaly, cream to buff-orange, or paler; margin inrolled in young specimens, becoming lobed to undulate at maturity, bruising to orange-brown. Context: white, often discoloring yellowish when exposed or bruised. Hymenophore: dentate, decurrent, 2–7 mm long; pale or dull orange. Stipe: 3–1 cm long, sometimes slightly excentric, equal to enlarged at the base; surface dry, smooth, whitish or concolorous with the pileus, bruising orange-brown. Odor: mild. Taste: mild or peppery. Spore print: white. Spore: broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, smooth, hyaline.
Vernacular
The Hedgehog mushroom (English)
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC. There are no major global threats to this species. However, marginal populations are reported to decline, probably due to nitrogen deposition and impaired forest situations.
Habit
Gregarious, solitary.
Distribution
Global distribution. Altitude: 2200 – 2800 m a.s.l. Colombian departments: Antioquia.
Ecology
Symbiotroph. - Ectomycorrhizal. Habitat/ecology: on soil; in mixed oak-dominated forest.
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Uses

Use Food Mushrooms
Reported as edible. Part used: Stipe. In Colombia there are no uses reported in this category. When harvested young is considered a delicious food; the oldest can be eaten but require long cooking. The stipes are used in omelet or to accompany a dish of meat. Part used: Basidiome. In Colombia there are no uses reported in this category. Reported as edible in other countries.
Use Medicines Skin or Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue Disorders
Part used: Basidiome. In Colombia there are no uses reported in this category. In Mexico is reported as a medicinal to treat pimples on the skin.
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Sources

  • Catalogue of Fungi of Colombia

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