Scaly Hedgehog
- cap has overlapping scales
- scales are coarse
- underside has brown teeth
- stem is brown
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Look-alikes in Washington
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. The inedible (or less favored) Hydnellum scabrosum differs in that the cap is darker and has a center that is rarely depressed, the cap edges remain incurved, and it grows under pine.