Hydnum imbricatum synonimized with Sarcodon imbricatus

In addition to the general change from Hydnum to Sarcodon and the gender change from neuter to masculine to match, this particular species has apparently been confused for a while with a closely related species Sarcodon squamosus. Here are some notes and references from Darvin DeShazer:

Johannesson, Hanna, Svengunnar Ryman, Hjordis Lundmark and Eric Danell. 1999. Sarcodon imbricatus and S. squamosus - two confused species. Mycol. Res. 103 (11): 1447-1452.

It turns out they were named in 1753 & 1774. About 50 years ago they were lumped together and forgotten. Older books list both, like McIlvaine: One thousand American fungi.

Phillips, 1981: Mush of Great Britain page 242 is Sarcodon squamosus, not S. imbricatus. Pelger, Roberts and Spooner, 1997 also have a good photo of it in their monograph: British Chanterelles and Tooth Fungi.


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