Hydnellum compactum (Pers.) P. Karst., Polyporaceae, Aphyllophorales. Cap: 3-8cm wide, flat or slightly convex and bumpy, fine velvety; milky whitish, brownish-white or irregular colored and spotty with dull brown or yellowish-brown spots (2-20mm). Tubes are small, several per 1mm, bottom surface looks somewhat velvety (very short spines) or hairy; descending; color from brownish-white up to pale brown or dark chocolate when bruising. Stalk: completely underground, 4-7cm long, cone-shaped as a root, uneven, stiff, dark brown minor some orange under skin and spines, upper half is covered with brown spines, bottom part intergrow decay wood or needles. It looks as a real root. Habitat: rare kind and it is usually nearby Hydnellum peckii (but bruising is different), single or small group on the ground with pine needles in pine-tree forest with some birches. Edibility: stiff as a wood. Season: July-August.