Edible, therapeutic and toxic mushrooms
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SWEET TOOTH
Hydnum repandum, Dentinum repandum
Frequency
Frequent
Habitat
In deciduous or coniferous undergrowth, in late summer and early fall.
Cap
Variable in shape, irregularly bumpy, white to cream, often tinged with pale orange or cinnamon hues.
Margin
Inrolled at first, spread out thereafter.
Spines
Dense spines, descending on the stipe, easily detaching from the cap.
Hymenium surface
Spines surface ranging from white to pale ochraceous.
Stalk
Central, often eccentric or lateral, white, thick.
Flesh
White, thick, tender, breaking easily, becoming orange when bruised.
Unfit for human consumption
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The Sweet Tooth is a very fragile mushroom that must be picked with great care. As it is already very clean, it should be fully cleaned at the time of collection. The fruit bodies should be placed in paper bags to keep handling to a minimum. With the slightest injury, the teeth detach from the cap. The sliced end of the stem becomes brown a few hours after cutting, but this does not affect edibility.
Noms anglais: Sweet Tooth, Wood Hedgehog Spreading Hydnum.
Latin names: Hydnum repandum, Dentinum repandum, Hydnum flavidum.
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