Figure 373.—Hydnum fennicum. Natural size, showing the scaly cap.
Pileus fleshy, fragile, unequal; at first scaly, at length breaking up; reddish-brick color becoming darker; margin undulately lobed, two to four inches broad. Flesh white.
The teeth decurrent, equal, pointed, from white to dusky, about 4 mm. long.
The stem is sufficiently stout, unequal below, attenuated, flexuous or curved, smooth, of the same color as the cap, base acute, white tomentum outside, inside light pale-blue, or dark-gray.
The spores are ellipso-spheroidical or subspheroidical, rough, dusky, 4–6µ long, 3–5µ broad.
The plants in Figures 372 and 373 were found in Haynes' Hollow.
The plant is quite bitter and no amount of cooking will make it edible.
Found in woods from August to September.