Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (
common nameA common name is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with a scientific name...
s include
toothed jelly fungus,
false hedgehog mushroom, and
white jelly mushroom) is an
edible mushroomEdible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruiting bodies of several species of fungi. They belong to the macrofungi, because their fruiting structures are large enough to be seen with the naked eye. They can appear either above or below ground where they may be picked by hand...
, which is common from
AlaskaAlaska is the largest state of the United States of America 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 CaliforniaNorthern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose , Sacramento , as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern California coast, the Big Sur coastline area, the Sierra Nevada...
. Although bland, it can be candied or marinated.
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Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (
common nameA common name is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with a scientific name...
s include
toothed jelly fungus,
false hedgehog mushroom, and
white jelly mushroom) is an
edible mushroomEdible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruiting bodies of several species of fungi. They belong to the macrofungi, because their fruiting structures are large enough to be seen with the naked eye. They can appear either above or below ground where they may be picked by hand...
, which is common from
AlaskaAlaska is the largest state of the United States of America 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 CaliforniaNorthern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose , Sacramento , as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern California coast, the Big Sur coastline area, the Sierra Nevada...
. Although bland, it can be candied or marinated.
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See also
- Hydnum repandum, the hedgehog mushroom
- Hericium erinaceus
For the other species named hedgehog mushroom see Hydnum repandumHericium erinaceus is an edible mushroom in the tooth fungus group...
, another mushroom called "hedgehog mushroom"