Genus

Hydnellum

Hydnellum caeruleum. Photo: (c) Kari Pihlaviita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Hydnellum is a genus of tooth fungi in the family Bankeraceae (order Thelephorales). Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, the genus contains around 40 species. The fruitbodies of its members grow by slowly enveloping nearby bits of grass and vegetation. There is great variability in the form of Hydnellum fruitbodies, which are greatly influenced by environmental conditions such as rainfall and humidity, drying winds, and temperature. They are too tough and woody to eat comfortably. Several…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Thelephorales
        Family: Bankeraceae
        Genus: Hydnellum
        Species: Hydnellum fuscoindicum (Violet hedgehog)
        Species: Hydnellum aurantiacum (Orange rough-cap tooth)
        Species: Hydnellum geogenium
        Species: Hydnellum suaveolens (Sweetgrass tooth)
        Species: Hydnellum cyanopodium (Bleeding blue tooth)
        Species: Hydnellum scabrosum (Bitter tooth)
        Species: Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned tooth)
        Species: Hydnellum caeruleum (Blue tooth)
        Species: Hydnellum peckii (Red-juice tooth)
        Species: Hydnellum subzonatum

Subtaxa

Species: Hydnellum fuscoindicum (Violet hedgehog)

Species: Hydnellum aurantiacum (Orange rough-cap tooth)

Species: Hydnellum geogenium

Species: Hydnellum suaveolens (Sweetgrass tooth)

Species: Hydnellum cyanopodium (Bleeding blue tooth)

Species: Hydnellum scabrosum (Bitter tooth)

Species: Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned tooth)

Species: Hydnellum caeruleum (Blue tooth)

Species: Hydnellum peckii (Red-juice tooth)

Species: Hydnellum subzonatum

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