Bitter tooth (Hydnellum scabrosum)

Bitter tooth, a reference photo — Photo: caspar s · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Hydnellum scabrosum, also called bitter tooth or bitter hedgehog, is a species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Bitter tooth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Hydnellum fagiscabrosum
Sarcodon imbricatus
Phellodon violascens
Sarcodon squamosus

Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Thelephorales
Family: Boletopsidaceae
Genus: Hydnellum
Species: Hydnellum scabrosum

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