Sarcodon calvatus

Sarcodon calvatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Thelephorales
Family:	Bankeraceae
Genus:	Sarcodon
Species:	S. calvatus
Binomial name
Sarcodon calvatus (K.A.Harrison) K.A.Harrison (1984)
Synonyms [1]
Hydnum calvatumK.A.Harrison (1964)

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.

The pale to pinkish or tannish cap can grow up to an extreme of 35 centimetres (14 in) across. The surface stains blue-green to black in KOH. ^[2]

It is found in North America. ^[4]

References

1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Sarcodon calvatus (K.A. Harrison) K.A. Harrison". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
2. Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 621. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
3. Harrison KA. (1964). "New or little known North American stipitate Hydnums". Canadian Journal of Botany. 42 (9): 1205–1233. doi:10.1139/b64-116.
4. Harrison KA. (1984). "New combinations in the genus Sarcodon". The Michigan Botanist. 23 (2): 76.

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Sarcodon calvatus
Mycological characteristics
	Teeth on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is brown
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is unknown

• Sarcodon calvatus in Index Fungorum