Hydnocristella himantia (Schwein.) R.H.Petersen is a fungus in the Lentariaceae family, order Gomphales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Hydnocristella himantia (Schwein.) R.H.Petersen

Hydnocristella himantia (Schwein.) R.H.Petersen

Hydnocristella himantia is the only species in the monotypic fungal genus Hydnocristella, found in North America.

Family
Lentariaceae
Genus
Hydnocristella
Order
Gomphales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Hydnocristella himantia (Schwein.) R.H.Petersen

Hydnocristella is a fungal genus that belongs to the family Lentariaceae. This genus is monotypic, meaning it contains only one single species: Hydnocristella himantia, which is found in North America. The species was first published under the name Hydnum himantia by Lewis David von Schweinitz in 1822. It was moved between different genera several times before being designated as the type species of the newly established genus Hydnocristella in 1971.

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Taxonomy

Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Gomphales › Lentariaceae › Hydnocristella

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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