Jelly Tooth (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum), Mycobee Library No.68

Scientific name: Pseudohydnum gelatinosum

British name: Jelly Tooth

Polish name: Galaretek kolczasty

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (common names include toothed jelly fungus, false hedgehog mushroom, cat's tongue, and white jelly mushroom) is an edible mushroom. Although bland, it can be candied or marinated. A widely distributed species, it is found in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North America, Central America, and South America. The fungus grows in woodlands on dead trunks, logs, and stumps.

Recorded: Aberdeenshire, Autumn 2018