Hydnellum arurantiacum (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2009).
Photo by
Robert Solem
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Hydnellum arurantiacum (fertile surface with spines) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2009).
Photo by
Robert Solem
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Hydnellum aurantiacum in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Hydnellum aurantiacum in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spores collected from a Hydnellum arurantiacum specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2009).
Photo by
Robert Solem
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13 Records
Status
Found solitary or scattered on ground under conifers.
Description
Cap: Flat to depressed; occasionally fused with other caps or with aborted mini-caps on top of main cap; surface velvety with ridges and bumps; dry; flesh brown, zoned, tough, fibrous; unpleasant odor when cut. Fertile surface: Crowded reddish-brown spines (1.5-2-5 mm). Stalk: Orange to rusty-brown, cylindrical to somewhat irregular; sometimes spongy near base (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
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Hydnellum arurantiacum (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2009).
Media by
Robert Solem.
Hydnellum arurantiacum (fertile surface with spines) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2009).
Media by
Robert Solem.
Hydnellum aurantiacum in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Hydnellum aurantiacum in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Media by
Joanne Solem.
Spores collected from a Hydnellum arurantiacum specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2009).
Media by
Robert Solem.