Phellodon melaleucus (Sw. apud. Fr. ex Fr.) Karst. syn. Hydnum melaleucum Sw. apud Fr. Schwarzweisser Korkstacheling Grey Tooth. Fruit bodies usually fused together. Cap 1–4cm across, thin, funnel-shaped, centre roughened by pointed projections or pitted, velvety at first then radiately fibrous and wrinkled or grooved, initially white then greyish, often with blue tones, flesh-colour, reddish-brown or purplish-brown, finally almost black. Stem 10–20´1–5mm, often flattened, smooth or covered in fine fibres, blackish-brown. Flesh slate-grey with purplish tints. Taste slightly bitter, smell strong of fenugreek. Spines 1–2mm long, white then grey. Spores white, subglobose, spiny, 3.5–4.5 x 3–4um. Habitat usually coniferous woods. Season autumn. Occasional. Edibility unknown. Found In Europe.