Pseudohydnum gelatinosum

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum, Abernethy Forest, Scotland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Auriculariales
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Pseudohydnum
Species:
P. gelatinosum
Binomial name
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
(Scop.) P.Karst. (1868)
Synonyms
  • Hydnum gelatinosum Scop. (1772)
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
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Teeth on hymenium
No distinct cap
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is edible

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum, commonly known as the toothed jelly fungus, cat's tongue, or jelly tooth,[1] is an Eurasian species of fungus in the order Auriculariales. Its common names refer to its gelatinous consistency and hydnoid (toothed) undersurface.

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