Dentinum umbilicatum
(Peck) Pouzar
Lamb’s foot
HydnaceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom fruiting body is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
Lamb's foot (Dentinum umbilicatum) is a temperate mushroom in the Hydnaceae family, valued as an edible fungus.
Names & Synonyms
Depressed hedgehog
Hydnum umbilicatum Peck
References (1)
- Kaye, G.C., 1986, Wild and Exotic Mushroom Cultivation in North America
