Sarcodon imbricatus, commonly known as the shingled hedgehog or scaly hedgehog, is a species of tooth fungus in the order Thelephorales. The mushroom is edible. Many sources report it has a bitter taste, but others have found it delicious and suspect that the bitter specimens may be similar related species.[1] The mushroom has a large, brownish cap with large brown scales and may reach 30 cm (12 in) in diameter. On the underside it sports greyish, brittle teeth instead of gills, and has white flesh. Its spore print is brown. It is associated with spruce (Picea), appearing in autumn. It ranges throughout North America and Europe, although collections from the British Isles are now assigned to the similar species Sarcodon squamosus.
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Sarcodonimbricatus, commonly known as the shingled hedgehog or scaly hedgehog, is a species of tooth fungus in the order Thelephorales. The mushroom...
ectomycorrhizal. None is of any great economic importance, though Sarcodonimbricatus is edible and commercially marketed, whilst several species have...
mushroom that was previously regarded as a subspecies of Sarcodonimbricatus. For many years, S. imbricatus was described associated with both spruce and pine...
toward the cap margin, Secretan noting its resemblance to the cap of Sarcodonimbricatus. The gills are free (unattached to the stalk), white and thick, may...
an alpha-pyrone, was shown to inhibit lettuce seedling growth. Sarcodonimbricatus is similar, but the scales do not become as prominent in age. Other...
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