Scaly tooth  (Sarcodon imbricatus)

Facts

Also known as: Sarcodon squamosus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderThelephorales
FamilyThelephoraceae
GenusSarcodon (1)
SizeHeight: up to 20 cm (2)
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Status

Provisionally classified as Vulnerable in Great Britain (3). Digging up fungi without permission could also constitute theft under the Theft Act of 1968 (4).

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