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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Domain: Eukaryota
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 calvatum K.A.Harrison (1964)

References

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  1. ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Sarcodon calvatus (K.A. Harrison) K.A. Harrison". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  2. ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
  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
 Teeth on hymenium
 Cap is convex
 Stipe is bare
 
Spore print is brown
 Ecology is mycorrhizal
 Edibility is unknown