An easily identified mushroom with a great taste that grows in many types of woodland.
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Terracotta Hedgehog
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Terracotta Hedgehog
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Terracotta Hedgehog (EN), Terracotta Wood Urchin, Rufous Hedgehog, Pigau Draenog Cochlyd (CY), Kolczak Rudawy (PL), Sárgásvörös Gereben (HU) |
| Scientific Name | Hydnum rufescens |
| Season Start | Sep |
| Season End | Dec |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 4-7 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 3-6 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
3-6 cm. Terracotta, red orange coloured lighter towards the edges. It has a fine woolly texture with unevenly lobed edges and quite often the cap sits eccentrically on the stem.
Spines
Has off white to pinkish spines that are easily brushed off. The spines do not run down the stem (decurrent) like they do on the Wood Hedgehog (Hydnum repandum).
Stem
4-7 cm long, 1.5-3 cm diameter. Off white to pinkish usually fairly thin but can be short and wide.
Flesh
Whitish and firm, can have some pink/salmon tones.
Habitat
Mainly with coniferous trees but will grow in some broadleaf woodland.
Possible Confusion
The Hedgehog Fungus (Hydnum repandum), pictured, is very similar but is usually lighter in colour and has a shorter stem with decurrent spines, (running down the stem).
Spore Print
White, Ellipsoid.
Taste / Smell
Mild but mushroomy.
Frequency
Fairly common.
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