 Hydnellum peckii is an inedible ( though not toxic ) fungus , and a member of the genus Hydnellum of the family Bankeraceae . It is a hydnoid species , producing spores on the surface of vertical spines or tooth @-@ like projections that hang from the undersurface of the fruit bodies . It is found in North America , Europe , and was recently discovered in Iran ( 2008 ) and Korea ( 2010 ) . Hydnellum peckii is a mycorrhizal species , and forms mutually beneficial relationships with a variety of coniferous trees , growing on the ground singly , scattered , or in fused masses . 
 Hydnellum peckii <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>an inedible ( though not toxic ) fungus , and a member of the genus Hydnellum of the family Bankeraceae . It <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>a hydnoid species , producing spores on the surface of vertical spines or tooth @-@ like projections <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a>hang from the undersurface of the fruit bodies . It is found in North America , Europe , and was recently discovered in Iran ( 2008 ) and Korea ( 2010 ) . Hydnellum peckii <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>a mycorrhizal species , and forms mutually beneficial relationships with a variety of coniferous trees , growing on the ground singly , scattered , or in fused masses . 
Hydnellum peckii an inedible ( though not toxic ) fungus , and a member of da genus Hydnellum of tdafamily Bankeraceae . It a hydnoid species , producing spores on the surface of vertical spines or tooth @-@ like projections hang from the undersurface of the fruit bodies . It is found in North America , Europe , and was recently discovered in Iran ( 2008 ) and Korea ( 2010 ) . Hydnellum peckii a mycorrhizal species , and forms mutually beneficial relationships w/ a variety of coniferous trees , growin on the ground singly , scattered , or in fused masses .