Hydnellum suaveolens
| Hydnellum suaveolens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Fungi | 
| Division: | Basidiomycota | 
| Class: | Agaricomycetes | 
| Order: | Thelephorales | 
| Family: | Bankeraceae | 
| Genus: | Hydnellum | 
| Species: | H. suaveolens | 
| Binomial name | |
| Hydnellum suaveolens | |
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Hydnellum suaveolens, commonly known as the fragrant hydnellum mushroom, is an inedible fungus often found beneath conifers. It has a funnel-shaped cap that is typically between 5–15 cm (2–6 in) in diameter. As its name suggests, it has a strong odor of anise or peppermint. Gas chromatographic-mass spectral analysis of diethyl ether extracts from fresh specimens of this fungi showed p-anisaldehyde and coumarin to comprise 30% and 62% respectively of the volatile odor compounds present.