5 September 2021 South Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Rufous Hedgehog Fungus, Terracotta Hedgehog, Reddish Wood Urchin Cap Convex, expanding with age, irregular, smooth, orange to orange brown, to about 7 cm across Spines Free to adnate, brittle and easily detached, white, sometimes with a pinkish tinge, to about 5 mm long Stem Usually central, stocky to slender, whitish, sometimes with a pinkish tinge Flesh Firm, pale pink discolouring yellowish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat In deciduous and coniferous woods Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores subspherical, smooth (7.5-10) x (6.5-8.5) µm2. Basidia club shaped, 2 or 4 spored. Edibility Edible, excellent |