The Craziest Fungi On Earth Today

Here is one of absolute favorite mushrooms the #BleedingToothFungus or #Hydnellumpeckii. I found these amazing bloody stumps bursting forth from the ground In Pygmy Forest habitat under pine on the Mendocino coast. . This is a mycorrhizal mushroom that grows in association conifers, especially mature pine forests. Like other Hydnellum species, mushroom itself is a arises from the ground as a little nub, becoming club shaped, then fanning out on top, radiating outwards in concentric circles. The

Bleeding Tooth Fungus ; Hydnellum Peckii Explained

A Fairy Ring of Aged Bleeding Tooth Polypore Fungus hydnellum peckii (dried, no longer bleeding)

Hydnellum Peckii | The Bleeding Tooth Fungus