Jelly Tooth
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Scop.) P.Karst.
Also called: Jelly Tongue, Toothed Jelly Fungus, Cat's Tongue
Safety first
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.
Edibility
Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Classification from Wikipedia: Pseudohydnum gelatinosum. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Erin Springinotic. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 192 |
| February | 94 |
| March | 38 |
| April | 8 |
| May | 18 |
| June | 45 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 345 |
| September | 318 |
| October | 343 |
| November | 317 |
| December | 239 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- British Columbia 543 records · Foraging rules
- California 277 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 149 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 130 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 73 records · Foraging rules
- New York 67 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 63 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 61 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 42 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 38 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 34 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 32 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 26 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 25 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 24 records · Foraging rules
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- Ohio23 records
- Alaska20 records
- West Virginia20 records
- Wisconsin20 records
- Idaho19 records
- Maine16 records
- Colorado11 records
- Georgia11 records
- Massachusetts10 records
- Arizona9 records
- Minnesota8 records
- New Brunswick8 records
- New Jersey7 records
- Montana5 records
- Connecticut4 records
- Maryland4 records
- Illinois2 records
- Louisiana2 records
- Manitoba2 records
- Missouri2 records
- South Carolina2 records
- Wyoming2 records
- Alabama1 records
- Alberta1 records
- Arkansas1 records
- Kentucky1 records
- New Mexico1 records
Identification traits
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | teeth |
|---|---|
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum, commonly known as the toothed jelly fungus, cat's tongue, or jelly tooth, is a species of fungus in the order Auriculariales. Its common names refer to its gelatinous consistency and hydnoid (toothed) undersurface. Found in Eurasia, the mushroom is edible.
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