Three species of hedgehog mushroom still about in Scottish woods

At this time of year you can still encounter creamy-coloured fungal fruit bodies in our woods. Closer inspection will show that instead of gills beneath the caps, these fruit bodies have long teeth or spines which hang down perpendicular to the ground. It is these features that give these fungi their common name of the Hedgehog mushrooms. Find out more in their Fungus of the Month profile.

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