Scaly tooth  (Sarcodon imbricatus)

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Range

Sarcodon imbricatus occurs throughout the northern temperate zone, in North America, Europe, and Asia (5). It is one of the most common stipitate hydnoids in Scotland (9), but is not known in Wales, and seems to be rare in England, where it occurs in Berkshire and Hampshire (10), with some records from Dorset and Breckland (6).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

In Britain this species is associated with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) (8) and larch (Larix decidua) and occurs in pine wood habitats (6).

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