Donegal Wildlife Database - Fungi - Basidiomycetes - Pseudohydnum
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum superficially resembles the hedgehog fungi, but is a transparent, gelatinous fungus. The spores develop on tooth-like structures on the undersurface, leading to its common name - Jelly Tooth. Growing on coniferous stumps, the fungus grows up to 5 cm. across the cap.
The first sign of the fungus is a blue-grey warty structure:-
Then the brownish cap begins to form.
The fully developed fungus has a brown cap with a blue-grey edge and pale teeth.
