Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: 23 October 2012

"Hydnellum aurantiacum is an inedible fungus, commonly known as the orange tooth or orange Hydnellum for its reddish orange or rusty red colored fruiting bodies. Like other tooth fungi, it bears a layer of spines rather than gills on the underside of the cap. Due to substantial declines in sightings, this species is listed as critically endangered in the United Kingdom. The upper surface is orange or orange-brown in the centre, with a lighter margin. It may be velvety or tomentose when young, but will become wrinkled or lumpy in age ..... This species is inedible, due to the toughness of the flesh." From Wikipedia. This one was seen on 12th September in the West Bragg Creek Natural Area.