Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales	Family: Hydnaceae
Species: Hydnum repandum L.

Synonyms:

Dentinum repandum Hydnum imbricatum Hydnum repandum var. sistotremiforme Hydnum rufescens Hydnum tubaeforme Pigau Draenog y Coed

Common Name:

Wood Hedgehog

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (42) Corylus avellana (10) Quercus (6) Betula (4) Quercus robur (2) Fraxinus excelsior (2) Larix (2) Quercus petraea (2) Picea sitchensis (1) Betula pubescens (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (14) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (13) Woodland and scrub (9) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (8) Woodland: mixed (6) Woodland: mixed, plantation (3) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, coppice with standards (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (40) Soil Mossy (10) Soil Leaves (9) Leaf Litter (4) Litter (2) Soil Grassy (1) Soil Peat (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (10) March (1) June (1) July (2) August (9) September (45) October (58) November (8) December (4)