| Hydnellum fuscoindicum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Hydnellum |
| Species: | H. fuscoindicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydnellum fuscoindicum (K.A.Harrison) E.Larss., K.H.Larss. & Kõljalg [1] | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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| Hydnellum fuscoindicum | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Teeth on hymenium |
  | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is not recommended |
Hydnellum fuscoindicum, commonly known as the violet hedgehog, [3] is a species of tooth fungus in the genus Hydnellum . The fungus was first described by Kenneth A. Harrison in 1964 as a species of Hydnum , [4] then transferred to Sarcodon in 1967 by Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus. He placed this species in section Violacei of Sarcodon, along with H. fuligineoviolaceum and H. joeides . [5]
It produces fruit bodies with a violet-black cap, violet flesh, and violet spines on the cap underside. The odor and taste are very farinaceous. [6] It is not recommended for consumption due to producing a burning sensation. [3] It is found in the Pacific Northwest in moss around western hemlocks. [6]
