ABOUT THIS PRINT
Devil’s Tooth
Part of my New Brunswick field guide collection, this illustration was drawn by hand and printed with care.
Printed on high-quality glossy paper.
Size: 8 × 10 inches
Edition: Limited to 20 prints
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FIELD GUIDE NOTES
Devil’s Tooth — Hydnellum peckii
Devil’s tooth is a striking tooth fungus named for the blood-red droplets that can appear on the surface of its pale cap.
Instead of gills, the underside is covered in tiny tooth-like spines where spores are produced.
It grows on the ground in association with trees, forming a mycorrhizal relationship with their roots. Young specimens can produce vivid red droplets, which become less noticeable as the mushroom matures.
A strange little fungus with an appropriately dramatic name.
