Northern Tooth Fungus
Climacodon septentrionalis
Northern Tooth Fungus - Inedible Wood Parasite
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Hauptmerkmale
- Shelf-like
- overlapping bracket caps
- Underside covered in crowded
- downward-pointing teeth
- Pale cream to yellowish-white coloration
- Grows directly on hardwood tree trunks
Farbe:
Pale cream to yellowish-white
Geruch:
Unpleasant, somewhat like rotting meat when older
Wuchsform:
Overlapping clusters
Umgebung:
wood
Lebensraum & Verbreitung
Lebensraum:
Hardwood forests, often on maple or beech trees
Verbreitung:
Eastern North America and parts of Europe and Asia
Saisonalität:
Late summer to autumn
Wirtschaftlicher Wert
Marktnachfrage:
None
Preisspanne:
N/A
Kommerzielle Nutzung:
None
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Hauptunterschiede:
- Features a distinctly branched structure
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Empfohlene Handlung
Observe and leave in place; inedible due to tough texture and bitter taste.