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Scaly Hedgehog
Sarcodon imbricatus
cap has coarse, overlapping scales
undersurface has brown teeth
stem is brown
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Look-alikes in Alberta
The similar-looking but inedibly bitter
Hydnellum scabrosum
differs in that it is smaller (under 10 cm broad), the cap has reddish or purple tones, and the stem base is olive-black rather than whitish.
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Edible Berries of Alberta
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Edible Plants of Alberta
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