vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Hydnellum compactum compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family same	Bankeraceae	Bankeraceae
Genus same	Hydnellum	Hydnellum
Species	Hydnellum compactum	Hydnellum suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

and Sweetgrass Hydnellum share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hydnellum.

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Hydnellum compactum é um fungo denticulado estipitado, com uma superfície do chapéu compacta de cor laranja-acastanhada a marrom-ferrugem coberta de espinhos na face inferior. Cresce no chão florestal de florestas de coníferas na Europa e partes da América do Norte, formando associações ectomicorrízicas com árvores. Este fungo obtém nutrientes estabelecendo parcerias mutualísticas com as raízes de pinheiros, abetos e pinheiros-do-monte.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden