Scutiger pes-caprae
| Scutiger pes-caprae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Albatrellaceae |
| Genus: | Scutiger |
| Species: | S. S. pes-caprae
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| Binomial name | |
| Scutiger Scutiger pes-caprae | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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| Scutiger pes-caprae | |
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| Pores on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or depressed | |
| Hymenium is decurrent | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is edible | |
Scutiger pes-caprae, commonly known as the goat's foot,[2] is a species of fungus in the family Albatrellaceae.
It is distributed in North America and Europe and associated with conifers and rotting wood. The young caps of European specimens are potentially edible.
Taxonomy
It was first described officially as a species of Polyporus by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1818.[3] In recent decades, it was known most commonly as a species of Albatrellus until molecular research published by Canadian mycologist Serge Audet in 2010 revealed that it was more appropriate in an emended version of the genus Scutiger.[4]
Description
The brownish cap is 6–20 centimetres (2+1⁄2–8 in) wide, tending towards a convex kidney shape, sometimes lobed, and flattening with age.[2][5] There are 1–2 whitish pores per millimetre that may discolor pink or greenish. The usually decurrent tubes are up to 5 mm long.[2]
The stem is 2.5–8 cm (1–3+1⁄4 in) long and 1–4 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄2 in) thick; it is usually larger at the base, where several mushrooms may be conjoined.[2] The flesh is 5–20 millimetres (1⁄4–3⁄4 in) thick and whitish,[5] slowly bruising pinkish; it tastes mild. The spore print is whitish.[2]
Similar species
Scutiger ellisii, Laeticutis cristata, and Jahnoporus hirtus bear similarities.[5]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in western North America, under conifers and on rotting wood, from August to February.[5] It is somewhat more common in the south than Albatrellus ellisii.[2]
Uses
The caps of young European specimens are reportedly edible, but chewy, after thorough cooking.[2]
References
- ^ "Synonyms: Scutiger pes-caprae (Pers.) Bondartsev & Singer, Annls mycol. 39(1): 47 (1941)". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 560. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ Persoon CH. Traité sur les Champignons Comestibles (in French). Paris: Belin-Leprier. p. 241; plate 3.
- ^ Audet S. (2010). "Essai de découpage systématique du genre Scutiger (Basidiomycota): Albatrellopsis, Albatrellus, Polyporoletus, Scutiger et description de six nouveaux genres" [Essay on systematic cutting of the genus Scutiger (Basidiomycota): Albatrellopsis, Albatrellus, Polyporoletus, Scutiger and description of six new genera] (abstract). Mycotaxon (in French). 111: 431–64. doi:10.5248/111.431.
- ^ a b c d Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
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