Steccherinum ochraceum

Steccherinum ochraceum

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus:	Steccherinum
Species:	S. ochraceum
Binomial name
*Steccherinum ochraceum* (Pers.) Gray (1821)
Synonyms
List Acia denticulata Acia uda subsp. denticulata Climacodon ochraceus Gloiodon pudorinus Hydnum daviesii Hydnum decurrens Hydnum denticulatum Hydnum dichroum Hydnum ochraceum Hydnum pudorinum Hydnum rhois Irpex ochraceus Irpex rhois Leptodon ochraceus Mycoacia denticulata Mycoleptodon decurrens Mycoleptodon dichrous Mycoleptodon ochraceus Mycoleptodon pudorinus Mycoleptodon rhois Odontia denticulata Odontina denticulata Sarcodontia denticulata Steccherinum rhois

Steccherinum ochraceum, known as ochre spreading tooth, is a hydnoid fungus of the Phanerochaetaceae family. It is a plant pathogen^[1] infecting sweetgum trees. It was originally described as Hydnum ochraceum by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1792, and later transferred to the genus Steccherinum in 1821 by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821.^[2]

Gallery

Steccherinum ochraceum Elk Grove, IL

References

↑ Lincoff, Gary H. (2008). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 437. ISBN 0-394-51992-2.
↑ Gray SF. (1821). A Natural Arrangement of British Plants. London, UK: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy. p. 651.

External links

Steccherinum ochraceum in Index Fungorum

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