Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
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Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (common name
s include toothed jelly fungus, false hedgehog mushroom, and white jelly mushroom) is an edible mushroom
, which is common from Alaska
to northern California
. Although bland, it can be candied or marinated.
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
s include toothed jelly fungus, false hedgehog mushroom, and white jelly mushroom) is an edible mushroom
Edible mushroom
Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruiting bodies of several species of fungi. Mushrooms belong to the macrofungi, because their fruiting structures are large enough to be seen with the naked eye. They can appear either below ground or above ground where they may be picked by hand...
, which is common from Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
to northern California
Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
. Although bland, it can be candied or marinated.
External links
- Index Fungorum entry for Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
- “Pseudohydnum gelatinosum” by Robert Sasata, Healing-Mushrooms.net, July, 2008.
See also
- Hydnum repandum, the hedgehog mushroom
- Hericium erinaceusHericium erinaceusHericium erinaceus is an edible mushroom and medicinal mushroom in the tooth fungus group...
, another mushroom called "hedgehog mushroom"