Left: Hericium abietis group; in northern
California found on trunks of down trees, particularly species
of Abies; often abundant. Right: Hericium erinaceus; in
northern California causes a heartrot of live oaks.
Tooth Fungi: information below is from Botany 359, however most of information can be applied to Botany 360
Hericiaceae: basidiomes typically highly branched; hymenophore spinose; monomitic; gloeocystidia not darkening in chemicals; spores colorless, asperulate, and amyloid; hyphae store food as true starch. In northern California, most species are edible.
Hydnaceae: (in the traditional sense): basidiomes stipitate; monomitic; hymenophore spinose; spores white or brown. In the modern sense, Hydnum with smooth, colorless spores is still classified in the Hydnaceae. Phellodon with echinulate, colorless spores and basidiomes with an indeterminate growth pattern is placed in the Bankeraceae. Sarcodon and Hydnellum, with brown bumpy spores, are placed in the Thelophoraceae.
Hydnum
repandum. Basidiomes with determinate growth; basidiospores
colorless, smooth.
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