Funghi
Hydnum albidum
B tier
Hydnum albidum is a whitish North American hedgehog—pale cap and spines, mild sweet flesh, often in calcareous or eastern woodlands depending on concept. Culinary quality matches other hedgehogs when firm and fresh. Cook whole small caps; larger ones slice well. Species concepts vary; pale hedgehogs on the plate cook the same. Keep grit out of spines with a soft brush.
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Butter RoastCream DishesPale Mushroom PlatesSauté
Traits
EdibleMildMild SweetNorth AmericanSweetTooth FungusWhiteWhitish Cap
History
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American mycologists described white hedgehog forms as H. albidum.
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Regional keys listed albidum among eastern Hydnum.
Molecular work began sorting white Hydnum taxa.
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Foragers still collected pale hedgehogs under albidum-type IDs.