Phellodon atratus
| Phellodon atratus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Phellodon |
| Species: | P. atratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phellodon atratus K.A.Harrison (1964)
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Phellodon atratus is a species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. Found in North America, it was described as new to science in 1964 by Canadian mycologist Kenneth A. Harrison.[1] It occurs most frequently closer to the Pacific coast and under Sitka spruce.[2]
Description
[edit]The cap is dark violet to black, sometimes making it difficult to see; the margins are usually lighter.[2] It is 1.5–5 centimetres (5⁄8–2 in) wide, while the off-center stipe is 1.5–4.5 cm (1⁄2–1+3⁄4 in) tall.[3] The flesh is violet or blue-black.[2] It has a mild smell and produces a white spore print.[3]
Similar species
[edit]Phellodon melaleucus is similar, but appears more brownish, also staining brown.[2] Other lookalikes include P. niger, P. alboniger, P. melaleucus, P. tomentosus, and members of Hydnellum.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Harrison KA. (1964). "New or little known North American stipitate Hydnums". Canadian Journal of Botany. 42 (9): 1205–1233. doi:10.1139/b64-116.
- ^ a b c d Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 233–234. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
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