Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Genus Phellodon Order Thelephorales | Division Basidiomycota Family Bankeraceae Rank Species | |
Similar Phellodon, Phellodon melaleucus, Phellodon niger, Phellodon tomentosus, Hydnellum spongiosipes | ||
Fused tooth phellodon confluens 2012 11 04
Phellodon confluens, commonly known as the fused cork hydnum, is a species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. It was originally described in 1825 as Hydnum confluens by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon. Czech mycologist Zdenek Pouzar transferred it to the genus Phellodon in 1956. The fungus is found in Asia, Europe, and North America. It is considered vulnerable in Switzerland.
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