Hydnellum fuscoindicum

Hydnellum fuscoindicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Thelephorales
Family: Bankeraceae
Genus: Hydnellum
Species:
H. fuscoindicum
Binomial name
Hydnellum fuscoindicum
(K.A.Harrison) E.Larss., K.H.Larss. & Kõljalg
Synonyms
  • Hydnum fuscoindicum K.A.Harrison (1964)
  • Sarcodon fuscoindicus (K.A.Harrison) Maas Geest. (1967)
Hydnellum fuscoindicum
Mycological characteristics
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, 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, 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.

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. It is not recommended for consumption due to producing a burning sensation. It is found in the Pacific Northwest in moss around western hemlocks.

References

  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. hdl:2077/66642. PMC 6579789. PMID 31231164.
  2. ↑ "GSD Species Synonymy: Sarcodon fuscoindicus (K.A. Harrison) Maas Geest". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Harrison KA (1964). "New or little known North American stipitate Hydnums". Canadian Journal of Botany. 42 (9): 1205–33. doi:10.1139/b64-116.
  5. ↑ Maas Geesteranus RA. (1967). "Notes on hydnums – VII". Persoonia. 5 (1): 1–13 (see p. 10).
  6. 1 2 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.