Climacodon pulcherrimus is distinctive for its beige to orange cap with white to reddish teeth. It is found on the deadwood of hardwoods throughout Texas and New Mexico in the United States where it will cause white rot.
Cap Diameter:
4 - 11 cm
Odor:
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Climacodon pulcherrimus
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Attributes of Climacodon pulcherrimus
Cap Diameter
4 - 11 cm
Cap
Cap 4 - 11 cm across; broadly convex to flat, fan-shaped; white to pale tan or faintly orange; dry, matted-hairy to woolly
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat
Cap Surfaces
Fibrillose-scaly
Stem
Absent
Flesh
White; unchanging when sliced; somewhat fibrous
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
Brown
Bronze
White
Orange
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Solitary, Scattered, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
Dead Woods
You can find Climacodon pulcherrimus by these plants:
Spruces
Occurence Habitats
Deciduous Woodland, Coniferous Woodland
Species Status
Apparently more common in tropical and subtropical areas
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Climacodon pulcherrimus
Climacodon pulcherrimus typically resides on dead hardwood and sometimes conifer wood, favoring environments with decaying timber.
Scientific Classification of Climacodon pulcherrimus
