Pseudohydnum gelatinosum is a species of fungus in the order Auriculariales. It has the recommended English name of jelly tooth,[1] with reference to its gelatinous consistency and hydnoid (toothed) undersurface. The species was thought to be cosmopolitan, but recent DNA evidence suggests that it is confined to Europe and northern Asia, with superficially similar but distinct taxa elsewhere.[2] A subspecies, Pseudohydnum gelatinosum ssp. pusillum occurs in North America.[3] P. gelatinosum grows on dead conifer wood.[4]
The jelly tooth is edible and consumed for food in Bulgaria and Russia.[5] The fungus can be eaten raw.[6]
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) {{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Pseudohydnum gelatinosum is a species of fungus in the order Auriculariales. It has the recommended English name of jelly tooth, with reference to its gelatinous consistency and hydnoid (toothed) undersurface. The species was thought to be cosmopolitan, but recent DNA evidence suggests that it is confined to Europe and northern Asia, with superficially similar but distinct taxa elsewhere. A subspecies, Pseudohydnum gelatinosum ssp. pusillum occurs in North America. P. gelatinosum grows on dead conifer wood.
The jelly tooth is edible and consumed for food in Bulgaria and Russia. The fungus can be eaten raw.
