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Bleeding Tooth

Nerita peloronta

Classification

Family
Neritidae

Hydnellum peckii is a fungus in the genus Hydnellum of the family Bankeraceae. The unusual appearance of the young fruit bodies has earned the species several descriptive common names, including strawberries and cream, the bleeding Hydnellum, the bleeding tooth fungus, the red-juice tooth, and the Devil's tooth. The fruit bodies typically have a funnel-shaped cap with a white edge, although the shape can vary greatly.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 248Mexico · 87Netherlands · 76United Kingdom · 57France · 41Cuba · 18