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Hydnellum "peckii"

Hydnellum peckii 8867-85 Hyb DW Ms.jpg Two young Boletus reticuloceps seen near UraThumbnailsMushroom collectionTwo young Boletus reticuloceps seen near UraThumbnailsMushroom collectionTwo young Boletus reticuloceps seen near UraThumbnailsMushroom collectionTwo young Boletus reticuloceps seen near UraThumbnailsMushroom collectionTwo young Boletus reticuloceps seen near UraThumbnailsMushroom collection

Hydnellum, maybe H. peckii, known commonly as Bleeding tooth fungus and in North America as "strawberries and cream". The orange to red drops are guttation, a liquid oozed out by some fungi, probably for defense, think chemical warfare and also to catch the eye of photographers!