Names, authorship and dates from Index Fungorum.

• BasidiomycotaPhylum
• └─ AgaricomycetesClass
• └─ CantharellalesOrder
• └─ HydnaceaeFamily
• └─ HydnumGenus

Higher ranks from Catalogue of Life (COL26.9 XR).

Lifestylemycorrhiza

Conservation statusleast concern

Mycorrhizal with beech, oak and spruce in broadleaf and mixed forest

⚠ Before you pickWild fungi may be taken in small quantities for your own use (§39(3) BNatSchG) — but not in nature reserves or national parks, on closed land or on farmland in use, and never for sale (§39(4)). In Bavaria this right is anchored in Art. 141(3) of the state constitution and is limited to locally customary amounts; the competent authority is the district nature-conservation authority (untere Naturschutzbehörde). Local signs and ordinances come first.

Species protection from BArtSchV Annex 1 and §2(1), retrieved 2026-10-15; Red List from Dämmrich et al. (2016) (BfN / Rote-Liste-Zentrum). Not legal advice — local rules and signage may be stricter. BArtSchV Annex 1 · Red List data

• choice mushroom
• edible mushroom
• medicinal mushrooms

Excellent edible mushroom

• ▸ Fleshy, irregular cap in warm cream to orange-buff tones
• ▸ Soft spines (teeth) instead of gills under the cap
• ▸ Spines run decurrently down the short, often off-centre stem
• ▸ Firm white flesh with a pleasant fruity smell

Unmistakable thanks to its spines, which makes it safe to collect; young specimens can be pickled.