Here are some edible hedgehog mushrooms for this #mushroommonday by 
This hedgehog mushroom has no gills. Instead it has little spikes like a hedgehog to distribute its spores.
This is what hedgehogs look like from the top. Pretty generic looking orangy tan mushroom.
The cap often breaks apart as well. These are a very dense mushroom. So as you pick them the older specimens will break apart.
In their prime the cap is a bright orange. Much easier for identifying them. When they first start out the cap is more tan.
This is a younge specimen. You can see the spikes are still small and the cap has not turned upward yet.
As they get older the spikes become larger and the cap starts turning upward.
This was my harvest from the day. You can see a range of hedgehog ages.
Hedgehogs are a safe edible as there are no poisonous lookalikes. Their spikey spore launchers and tan cap make them unique. I tend to find them in late summer early fall in very humid conditions near streams in a forest.
They are very mild in taste but have a great texture for spices. I cooked them with some garlic and cayenne then added them to the top of a pizza.
They tasted great and added a nice texture to the pizza. I also mixed in a few lobster mushrooms and chanterelles.
Happy #mushroommonday