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. It is found in North America. [4]
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 |