Hydnellum peckii

Hydnellum peckii is a technically edible, but unpalatable fungus. It is a hydnoid species, producing spores on the surface of vertical spines or tooth-like projections that hang from the undersurface of the fruit bodies. Young, moist fruit bodies can contain a pigment known to have anticoagulant properties similar to heparin. It was recently discovered in Iran, Korea and Fraser Island,...