Hydnellum suaveolens
| Hydnellum suaveolens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Hydnellum |
| Species: | H. suaveolens
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydnellum suaveolens | |
| Synonyms | |
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| Hydnellum suaveolens | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Teeth on hymenium | |
| Cap is flat | |
| Hymenium is decurrent | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is brown | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is inedible | |
Hydnellum suaveolens, commonly known as the fragrant hydnellum mushroom, is a species of fungus. It has a funnel-shaped cap that is typically between 5–15 cm (2–6 in) in diameter. As its name suggests, it has a strong odor of anise or peppermint.
The species is often found beneath conifers and is inedible. Gas chromatographic-mass spectral analysis of diethyl ether extracts from fresh specimens of this fungi showed p-anisaldehyde and coumarin to comprise 30% and 62% respectively of the volatile odor compounds present.