5,403 observationsLeast Concern
Wood Hedgehog
Hydnum repandum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Cantharellales ›Family: Hydnaceae ›Genus: Hydnum
About
Hydnum repandum, commonly known as the sweet tooth, wood hedgehog or hedgehog mushroom, is a basidiomycete fungus of the family Hydnaceae. First described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, it is the type species of the genus Hydnum. The fungus produces fruit bodies (mushrooms) that are characterized by their spore-bearing structures—in the form of spines rather than gills—which hang down from the underside of the cap. The cap is dry, colored yellow to light orange to brown,...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Wood Hedgehog is Hydnum repandum.
- Wood Hedgehog belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Wood Hedgehog belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Wood Hedgehog belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Wood Hedgehog belongs to the order Cantharellales.
- Wood Hedgehog belongs to the family Hydnaceae.
- Wood Hedgehog belongs to the genus Hydnum.