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Toothed Jelly Fungus
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Mushrooms & bracket fungi

Toothed Jelly Fungus

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Scop.) P.Karst.

Names

EnglishToothed Jelly Fungus
DutchStekeltrilzwam
Spanish—
Chinese虎掌刺银耳
Sranan Tongopopolipo (general name for the group)
Scientific namePseudohydnum gelatinosum (Scop.) P.Karst.

About this species

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum, commonly known as the toothed jelly fungus, cat's tongue, or jelly tooth, is a species of fungus in the order Auriculariales. Its common names refer to its gelatinous consistency and hydnoid (toothed) undersurface. Found in Eurasia, the mushroom is edible.

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Classification

KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAuriculariales
GenusPseudohydnum

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