Hydnellum underwoodii is an inedible species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae.[3] Found in North America, it was described as new to science in 1906 by American mycologist Howard James Banker.[4] 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.[5]

Hydnellum underwoodii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Thelephorales
Family: Bankeraceae
Genus: Hydnellum
Species:
H. underwoodii
Binomial name
Hydnellum underwoodii
(Banker) E.Larss., K.H.Larss. & Kõljalg[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Sarcodon fuligineoviolaceus Banker (1906)
  • Hydnum underwoodii (Banker) Sacc. & Trotter (1912)
  • Sarcodon murrillii Banker (1913)
  • Sarcodon radicatus Banker (1913)
  • Hydnum radicatum (Banker) Trotter (1925)
  • Hydnum murrillii (Banker) Trotter (1925)
  • Sarcodon underwoodii Banker (1906)

References

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  1. ^ Larsson; Svantesson; Miscevic; Kõljalg; Larsson (2019). "Reassessment of the generic limits for Hydnellum and Sarcodon (Thelephorales, Basidiomycota)". MycoKeys (54): 31–47. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.54.35386. PMC 6579789. PMID 31231164.
  2. ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Sarcodon underwoodii Banker". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  3. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 326. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ 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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