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Hydnotria tulasnei.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Hydnotria tulasnei 2nd.jpg Mushroom
Ref No: 9726
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Hydnotria tulasnei.jpg Mushroom
Ref No: 9727
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows underground

Hydnotria tulasnei Brk & Brm.
Fruit body 3-4cm more or less potato shaped sometimes very lumpy, pinky brown in colour. Flesh pinkish-cream to reddish with a pattern of meandering lighter ‘valleys’ Pleasantly scented like cocoa. Spores 20-35um spherical decorated with small spines. Habitat under oaks and conifers. Distribution throughout Europe. Not considered edible.

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