– Cap orange, often zoned.
– Spines decurrent, orange.
– Stem velvety, orange.
– Flesh orange throughout, even at the cap margin.
Hydnoid fungi
Gold Tooth
Hydnellum auratile
EN
Endangered
Inedible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows with spruce in calcareous, old-growth coniferous forests. A good indicator for forests with high conservation values.
Similar species
Resembles Hydnellum aurantiacum that differs in having a white to yellowish flesh at the cap margin, and more whitish spines.
