Ochre Spreading Tooth (Steccherinum ochraceum)

Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Polyporales: Meruliaceae: Steccherinum ochraceum (Pers.) Gray

Steccherinum ochraceum – Ochre Spreading Tooth

Synonyms: Acia denticulata, Acia uda, Climacodon ochraceus, Gloiodon pudorinus, Hydnum daviesii, Hydnum decurrens, Hydnum denticulatum, Hydnum dichroum, Hydnum ochraceum, Hydnum pudorinum, Hydnum rhois, Hydnum tenerum, Irpex ochraceus, Irpex rhois, Leptodon ochraceus, Mycoacia denticulata, Mycoleptodon decurrens, Mycoleptodon dichrous, Mycoleptodon ochraceus, Mycoleptodon pudorinus, Mycoleptodon rhois, Odontia denticulata, Odontina denticulata, Pleurodon pudorinus, Sarcodontia denticulata, Steccherinum rhois.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Steccherinum ochraceum, known as ochre spreading tooth, is a hydnoid fungus of the family Steccherinaceae. It is a plant pathogen infecting sweetgum trees. It was originally described as Hydnum ochraceum by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1792, and later transferred to the genus Steccherinum in 1821 by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821.

Polish: Ząbkowiec ochrowy, Swedish: Ockratagging.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Emerging Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (<B>Steccherinum ochraceum</B>)(?) on a fallen oak branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-04-04.htm">April 4, 2018</A>

Emerging Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (Steccherinum ochraceum)(?) on a fallen oak branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 4, 2018

Hensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA

Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (<B>Steccherinum ochraceum</B>)(?) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-04-04.htm">April 4, 2018</A>

Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (Steccherinum ochraceum)(?) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 4, 2018

Hensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA

Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (<B>Steccherinum ochraceum</B>)(?) on a fallen tree branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-04-04.htm">April 4, 2018</A>

Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (Steccherinum ochraceum)(?) on a fallen tree branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 4, 2018

Hensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA

Close up of Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (<B>Steccherinum ochraceum</B>)(?) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-04-04.htm">April 4, 2018</A>

Close up of Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (Steccherinum ochraceum)(?) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 4, 2018

Hensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA

Crust of Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (<B>Steccherinum ochraceum</B>)(?) on a fallen oak branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-04-04.htm">April 4, 2018</A>

Crust of Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (Steccherinum ochraceum)(?) on a fallen oak branch in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 4, 2018

Hensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA

Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (<B>Steccherinum ochraceum</B>) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-12-01.htm">December 1, 2018</A>

Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (Steccherinum ochraceum) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 1, 2018

Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA

Close-up of ochre spreading tooth mushroom (<B>Steccherinum ochraceum</B>)(?) on a fallen twig on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-03-22.htm">March 22, 2020</A>

Close-up of ochre spreading tooth mushroom (Steccherinum ochraceum)(?) on a fallen twig on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 22, 2020