Sarcodon calvatus
| Sarcodon calvatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Sarcodon |
| Species: | S. calvatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarcodon calvatus (K.A.Harrison) K.A.Harrison (1984)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sarcodon calvatus, commonly known as the robust hedgehog,[2] is a species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. It was described as new to science in 1964 by mycologist Kenneth A. Harrison, who initially called it Hydnum calvatum.[3] He transferred it to the genus Sarcodon in 1984.
The pale to pinkish or tannish cap can grow up to an extreme of 35 centimetres (14 in) across. The surface stains blue-green to black in KOH.[2]
It is found in North America.[4]
References
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Sarcodon calvatus (K.A. Harrison) K.A. Harrison". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ a b Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 621. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ Harrison KA. (1964). "New or little known North American stipitate Hydnums". Canadian Journal of Botany. 42 (9): 1205–1233. doi:10.1139/b64-116.
- ^ Harrison KA. (1984). "New combinations in the genus Sarcodon". The Michigan Botanist. 23 (2): 76.
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| Sarcodon calvatus | |
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| Teeth on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is brown | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is unknown | |