Edible, Curtis; edible, Leuba. “Eaten in Alpine districts.” Barla.
Hydnum scabrosum.
Natural size.
H. scabro´sum Fr.—scabrosus, rough. Pileus about 1½-4 in. broad, brownish-yellow, compactly fleshy, at first top-shaped, then plane above, very convex beneath, at first tomentose, then rough with flocci which are fasciculate in the form of minute crowded squamules, slightly repand at the margin. Flesh very thick, white, descending into the stem. Stem very curt, 1 in. long, and equally thick, round or compressed, dotted with the rudiments of spines decurrent upon it, ash-color, attenuated downward, roundish and blackish at the base. Spines 4 lines long, equal, awl-shaped, dingy-rust color, whitish at the apex, at first sight grayish-brown. Fries.
Spores 4–5µ diameter. Massee.
Hydnum scabrosum is frequently found in Pennsylvania, among pines and in mixed woods where pines grow. It occurs at Mt. Gretna, Pa., and on Springton Hills under hemlocks.
The caps are soft, fleshy, and equal to H. repandum in quality.
H. squamo´sum Schaeff.—squama, a scale. Pileus 1½-3 in. across, reddish-brown, fleshy, irregular, depressed, smooth, breaking up into irregular scales. Flesh whitish. Stem curt, attenuated downward, white. Spines grayish-brown, whitish at the apex. Stevenson.
Spores subglobose, 5–6µ diameter. Massee.