Hydnellum peckii

or possibly Hydnellum ferrugineum (Fr.) Karst.

Photographer

Nathan Wilson

Common Name

Strawberries and Cream

Location

Central coastal California under pine and manzanita

Time

January 1994

Habitat

Conifer forests

Comments

This specimen was unusually large for H. peckii which is fairly commonly found in California. H. ferrugineum officially differs from H. peckii by taste and presence of clamp connections. Photographs of both species appear in Vol. 2 of the Fungi of Switzerland by Breitenbach and Kranzlin. Based solely on these photos in the book, this specimen is most likely H. ferrugineum. Neither species is considered edible.

Processing

Original image was taken on 35mm Fuji Velvia using a Nikon 55mm macro lens. A print was then made from the slide. The print was then digitized at 600dpi with 24bit color depth and then reduced to the current resolution. The color depth was reduced to 8bits using Debabelizer. The image includes its own color map which may not get used if you are viewing it from a Web browser on an 8bit screen.

The original photograph was awarded first place in the limited pictorial category of the 1994 North American Mycological Society photo contest.

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