Sarcodon atroviridis

Sarcodon atroviridis is a species of fungus in the family Bankeraceae found in North America and Asia. It was originally described in 1895 as Hydnum atroviride by Andrew Price Morgan.^[2] Howard James Banker transferred it to Sarcodon in 1906.^[3] The fungus is known from Asia and North America;^[4] in 2015 it was reported from Brazil.^[5] The specific epithet atroviridis means "blackish green".^[6] While not explicitly known to be poisonous, it is considered of poor edibility.^[7]

Sarcodon atroviridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Thelephorales
Family:	Bankeraceae
Genus:	Sarcodon
Species:	S. atroviridis
Binomial name
Sarcodon atroviridis (Morgan) Banker (1906)
Synonyms[1]
Hydnum atroviride Morgan (1895) Hydnum atroviride Morgan (1895) Phaeodon atroviridis (Morgan) Earle (1901) Hydnum blackfordiae Peck [as 'blackfordae'] (1906) Sarcodon blackfordiae (Peck) Banker (1906) Sarcodon fumosus Banker (1913) Hydnum fumosus (Banker) Sacc. (1925) Hydnum bambusinum R.E.D.Baker & W.T.Dale (1951) Hydnum fumosum (Banker) Pouzar (1956) Sarcodon bambusinus (R.E.D.Baker & W.T.Dale) Maas Geest. (1974)