| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | HYDNUM RUFESCENS |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | TERRACOTTA HEDGEHOG |
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| Fig 1 |
| CAP | 2-7cm in diameter. Starting convex with inrolled margin becoming flattened until finally lobed and uneven. Pale salmon pink and faintly downy. |
| STIPE | Stout, equal and concolorous with cap. Downy, |
| SPINES | Pale salmon pink. |
| FLESH | White, soft and fragile with no distinct taste or odour. |
| SPORES | Hyaline, broadly ellipsoid. |
| HABITAT | In both broadleaved and coniferous woods. |
| SEASON | Infrequent. Late summer to late autumn. |
| EDIBILITY | Edible. a |