(Climacodon septentrionalis)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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IUCN Red List | not listed |
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NatureServe | not listed |
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Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Northern Tooth is a widespread and fairly common tooth fungus. It is not poisonous but is not edible due to a bitter taste and a tough texture. The fruiting body is annual and often massive, up to There is no stem. The brackets (caps) are fan-shaped; convex, flat, or slightly depressed; The pore surface on the underside of the bracket consists of numerous, tightly packed, downward-pointing spines. The spines are cylinder-shaped, up to The flesh is white and tough. |
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Habitat and Hosts |
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Living hardwoods, especially sugar maple, but also other maples |
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Biology |
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Season |
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July to October |
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Distribution |
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1/27/2023 | ||||
Occurrence |
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Widespread and fairly common in northeastern United States |
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Taxonomy |
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Kingdom | Fungi (fungi) | ||
Subkingdom | Dikarya | ||
Division | Basidiomycota (club fungi) | ||
Subdivision | Agaricomycotina (jelly fungi, yeasts, and mushrooms) | ||
Class | Agaricomycetes (mushroom-forming fungi) | ||
Subclass | Agaricomycetidae | ||
Order | Polyporales (shelf fungi) | ||
Family | Meruliaceae | ||
Genus | Climacodon | ||
Tooth fungi do not form a single taxonomic group. They are characterized by having a spore-producing surface with spines, or “teeth”, instead of pores or tubes. |
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Synonyms |
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Climacodon septentrionale Creolophus septentrionalis Hydnum septentrionale Hydnum septentrionale var. hortense Hydnum septentrionale f. ramicola Hydnum septentrionale var. septentrionale Hydnum septentrionale f. septentrionale Steccherinum septentrionale |
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Common Names |
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Northern Tooth Northern Tooth Fungus |
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Glossary
Parasitic
Obtaining nutrients from another living organism.
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LSegar |
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At base of maple tree |
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Kirk Nelson |
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Growing on a silver maple |
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Same specimen, two months later |
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Jeff Lindbom |
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Bill Reynolds |
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Parasitic; in dense overlapping clusters on trunks of living deciduous trees, particularly maple and beech |
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Northern Tooth Mushroom - Climacodon Septentrionalis Mariana Roberts |
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About
Published on Aug 3, 2013 Northern Tooth (Climacodon Septentrionalis) More Information: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/climacodon_septentrionalis.html Identification: Overlapping yellowish-white annual shelves with toothed undersides found on living hardwoods, especially maples. Season of fruiting: Late summer-fall Ecosystem function: Spongy heart rot Fungal Note: This fungus fruits only occasionally on individual trees, and its teeth can reach 10-15 mm in length. |
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