I-Hydnellum eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka (lat. Hydnellum caeruleum)
- Isigaba: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Ukuhlukaniswa iziqephu: I-Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Ikilasi: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- I-Subclass: I-Incertae sedis (yesikhundla esingaqinisekile)
- I-oda: Thelephorales (Telephoric)
- Umndeni: Bankeraceae
- Uhlobo: Hydnellum (Gidnellum)
- Uhlobo: IHydnellum caeruleum (Gidnellum blue)
Izindawo ezikhethwa kuzo amahlathi kaphayini atholakala engxenyeni esenyakatho nenkabazwe yaseYurophu. Uthanda ukukhula ezindaweni ezinelanga ezinobulembu obumhlophe. Cishe njalo, amakhowe akhula ewodwa futhi ngezinye izikhathi enza amaqembu amancane. Qoqa i-gindellum eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka iyatholakala kusukela ngoJulayi kuya kuSepthemba.
I-cap ye-mushroom ingaba ngu-20 cm ububanzi, ukuphakama komzimba we-fruiting cishe ku-12 cm. Kukhona ama-bumps nama-bumps ebusweni bekhowe, kuma-specimens amancane angaba velvety kancane. Ikepisi liluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngokukhanyayo ngenhla, limnyama ngezansi, alimile kahle, linemigogodla emincane efinyelela ku-4 mm ubude. Amakhowe amancane anameva ansomi noma aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, abe mnyama noma abe nsundu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Umlenze ubuye ube nsundu, ube mfushane, ucwiliswe ngokuphelele ku-moss.
I-Hyndellum eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka esigabeni uvezwa ngemibala eminingana - izingxenye zomzimba ezingenhla nezingezansi zinombala onsundu, kanti phakathi nendawo inombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokhanyayo. I-pulp ayinalo iphunga elithile, iqinile ekuthunjweni futhi iminyene kakhulu.
Leli khowe liyingxenye ye-inedible.