Sarcodon imbricatus

Sarcodon imbricatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Thelephorales
Family:	Bankeraceae
Genus:	Sarcodon
Species:	S. imbricatus
Binomial name
Sarcodon imbricatus (L.) P.Karst. (1881)
Synonyms
Hydnum imbricatum L. (1753)

Species of fungus

Sarcodon imbricatus Mycological characteristics
	Teeth on hymenium
	Cap is flat
	Hymenium is adnate
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is brown
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible but not recommended

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.