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Steccherinum ochraceum (Ochre spreading tooth)

Steccherinum ochraceum. Photo: (c) lostcoastmike, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Steccherinum ochraceum, known as ochre spreading tooth, is a hydnoid fungus of the family Steccherinaceae. It is a plant pathogen infecting sweetgum trees. It was originally described as Hydnum ochraceum by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1792, and later transferred to the genus Steccherinum in 1821 by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Polyporales (Shelf fungi)
        Family: Steccherinaceae
        Genus: Steccherinum
        Species: Steccherinum ochraceum (Ochre spreading tooth)

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