Shingled hedgehog
Sarcodon imbricatus · 翘鳞肉齿菌
Occasional烟白齿菌科🍽 Reported Edible (Wild)
Reference sources describe this as an edible wild fungus. This guide provides no basis whatsoever for foraging or consumption.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Cap brown, covered in coarse, dark, upturned scales
- Underside bears grayish white spines, not gills
- Grows on the floor of pine and oak forests in southern regions
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 烟白齿菌科
- Hymenium
- Teeth
- Grows On
- Mycorrhizal
- How Big
- 8–25 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Ground in spruce and pine woods
Easily Confused With
Hedgehog mushroomCap creamy yellow, irregularly shaped
Old man of the woodsShingled hedgehog has spines under the cap; the old man of the woods has pores that turn red, then black, when bruised.Fun Fact
Called 'black tiger paw' in Yunnan, its upturned cap scales resemble tiger stripes, and the underside isn't gills but a dense mat of fleshy spines.