Biology:Hydnellum suaveolens

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Short description: Species of fungus

Hydnellum suaveolens
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Thelephorales
Family: Bankeraceae
Genus: Hydnellum
Species:
H. suaveolens
Binomial name
Hydnellum suaveolens
(Scop.) P.Karst. (1879)
Synonyms
  • Hydnum suaveolens Scop. (1772)

Hydnellum suaveolens is an inedible fungus often found beneath conifers.[1] It has a funnel-shaped cap that is typically between 5–15 cm (2–6 in) in diameter. As its name suggests, it has a strong odor of anise or peppermint.[2] Gas chromatographic-mass spectral analysis of diethyl ether extracts from fresh specimens of this fungi showed p-anisaldehyde and coumarin to comprise 30% and 62% respectively of the volatile odor compounds present. [3]


References

  1. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2. 
  2. Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Ten Speed Press. p. 624. ISBN 0-89815-169-4. https://archive.org/details/mushroomsdemysti00aror_0/page/624. 
  3. Wood, William F.; DeShazer, D. A.; Largent, D. L. (1988). "The Identity and Metabolic Fate of Volatiles Responsible for the Odor of Hydnellum suaveolens". Mycologia 80: 252-255. doi:10.1080/00275514.1988.12025530. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2511436 entry