Hydnellum fuscoindicum
| Hydnellum fuscoindicum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Hydnellum |
| Species: | H. fuscoindicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydnellum fuscoindicum (K.A.Harrison) E.Larss., K.H.Larss. & Kõljalg[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hydnellum fuscoindicum | |
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 | Teeth on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is not recommended |
Hydnellum fuscoindicum, commonly known as the violet hedgehog,[3] is a species of tooth fungus in the genus Hydnellum. The fungus was first described by Kenneth A. Harrison in 1964 as a species of Hydnum,[4] then transferred to Sarcodon in 1967 by Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus. He placed this species in section Violacei of Sarcodon, along with H. fuligineoviolaceum and H. joeides.[5]
It produces fruit bodies with a violet-black cap, violet flesh, and violet spines on the cap underside. The odor and taste are very farinaceous.[6] It is not recommended for consumption due to producing a burning sensation.[3] It is found in the Pacific Northwest in moss around western hemlocks.[6]
References
- ^ 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. hdl:2077/66642. PMC 6579789. PMID 31231164.
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Sarcodon fuscoindicus (K.A. Harrison) Maas Geest". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ^ a b Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 622. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ Harrison KA (1964). "New or little known North American stipitate Hydnums". Canadian Journal of Botany. 42 (9): 1205–33. doi:10.1139/b64-116.
- ^ Maas Geesteranus RA. (1967). "Notes on hydnums – VII". Persoonia. 5 (1): 1–13 (see p. 10).
- ^ a b Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
External links
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