They are not clustered at the ends of the branches, as in the bear's head hydnum, and the species can be easily distinguished by giving attention to the form of the branching and the distribution of the spines on the under side of the branches.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
It is more common than the coral hydnum so far as my observation goes.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
It is known by the popular name of "bear's head hydnum" in allusion to the groups of spines at the ends of the branches.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson