Sarcodon underwoodii
| Sarcodon underwoodii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Sarcodon |
| Species: | S. underwoodii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarcodon underwoodii Banker (1906) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Sarcodon underwoodii is an inedible species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. Found in North America, it was described as new to science in 1906 by American mycologist Howard James Banker.[2] Its reddish-brown, convex to flattened cap measures 5–14 cm (2.0–5.5 in) in diameter. Reddish-brown, partially erect scales adorn the cap surface. Spines on the cap underside are 1–3 mm long; they are initially white, becoming brown with grayish tips in age. The oval to spherical spores are 6–7.5 by 5.5–6.5 µm. The fungus fruits singly or scattered, on the ground in coniferous forests.[3]
References
- ↑ "GSD Species Synonymy: Sarcodon underwoodii Banker". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ↑ Banker HJ. (1906). "A contribution to a revision of the North American Hydnaceae". Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 12: 99–194 (see p. 147).
- ↑ Bessette A, Bessette AR, Fischer DW. (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse University Press. p. 411. ISBN 978-0-8156-0388-7.
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