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Red-juice Tooth
Hydnellum peckii
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Thelephorales ›Family: Boletopsidaceae ›Genus: Hydnellum
About
Hydnellum peckii is an inedible (though not toxic) fungus, and a member of the genus Hydnellum of the family Bankeraceae. It is a hydnoid species, producing spores on the surface of vertical spines or tooth-like projections that hang from the undersurface of the fruit bodies. It is found in North America, Europe, and was recently discovered in Iran (2008) and Korea (2010). Hydnellum peckii is a mycorrhizal species, and forms mutually beneficial relationships with a variety...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Red-juice Tooth is Hydnellum peckii.
- Red-juice Tooth belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Red-juice Tooth belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Red-juice Tooth belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Red-juice Tooth belongs to the order Thelephorales.
- Red-juice Tooth belongs to the family Boletopsidaceae.
- Red-juice Tooth belongs to the genus Hydnellum.