Echinodontium tinctorium, commonly known as the Indian paint fungus or toothed conk,[1] is a species of fungus in the family Echinodontiaceae. It is a plant pathogen. Found on tree species such as grand fir (and indicating a rotten core).[2]
| Echinodontium tinctorium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Echinodontiaceae |
| Genus: | Echinodontium |
| Species: | E. tinctorium
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| Binomial name | |
| Echinodontium tinctorium | |
| Synonyms | |
Echinodontium tinctorium | |
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 | Teeth on hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is parasitic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Description
editGrowing to 8–20 centimetres (3–8 in) wide,[3] it can be identified by the grayish spines of its lower surface.[2] The flesh is reddish-brown and woody.[3]
Similar species
editSimilar species include the rare Echinodontium ballouii, as well as various conks which have pores rather than teeth below.[3]
Uses
editNative Americans used the red interior as a pigment.[2] Some Plateau Indian tribes applied the fungus to skin to prevent it from chapping.[4] It is inedible.[5]
References
edit- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ a b c Arno, Stephen F.; Hammerly, Ramona P. (2020) [1977]. Northwest Trees: Identifying & Understanding the Region's Native Trees (field guide ed.). Seattle: Mountaineers Books. pp. 133–134. ISBN 1-68051-329-X. OCLC 1141235469.
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Hunn, Eugene S. (1990). Nch'i-Wana, "The Big River": Mid-Columbia Indians and Their Land. University of Washington Press. p. 353. ISBN 0-295-97119-3.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
External links
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