Dark-purple Tooth
Sarcodon fuscoindicus
Identification: Sarcodon fuscoindicus (Dark-purple Tooth)
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Alle Bilder (4)
Hauptmerkmale
- Cap dark indigo to purplish-black
- moist and irregular
- Hymenium composed of dense
- whitish to brownish spines (teeth)
- Context (flesh) distinctly zoned
- showing dark purple/black near the surface and bright rusty orange below
- Robust
- fleshy structure
- Mycorrhizal association
- found on forest floor
Farbe:
Cap dark purple/indigo; Teeth whitish/brownish; Context bright orange and black-zoned
Geruch:
Unknown
Wuchsform:
Single
Umgebung:
Soil/Leaf litter
Lebensraum & Verbreitung
Lebensraum:
Coniferous forest floor (likely Douglas-fir/Hemlock association)
Verbreitung:
Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, California)
Saisonalität:
Autumn
Wirtschaftlicher Wert
Marktnachfrage:
Low - Used primarily for natural dyeing
Preisspanne:
N/A
Kommerzielle Nutzung:
Source of natural blue/green pigments (thecazarin derivatives)
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Blue Sarcodon
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Hauptunterschiede:
- Context usually lacks the intense rusty orange zoning
- Cap color often brighter blue, less dark purple/black
Blue Tooth
Hydnellum caeruleum
Hauptunterschiede:
- Context is typically zoned blue and brown, not bright orange and black
- Often has a more irregular, fused growth habit
Empfohlene Handlung
Do not consume. Observe only. Handle with gloves if necessary.