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Sarcodon squamosus (Schaeff.) Quél., Enchir. fung. (Paris): 188 (1886)

Sarcodon imbricatus sensu auct. brit.
Hydnum imbricatum sensu auct. brit.
Hydnum squamosum Schaeff., Fung. bavar. palat. nasc. (Ratisbonae) 1: 99 (1762)

Habitat: With Pinus sylvestris on acidic sandy soil.

Notes: Rare, but the most frequently collected species of Sarcodon in Britain. All records of S. imbricatus belong here, the true S. imbricatus (only recently distinguished) being known only with Picea spp. in continental Europe.

Distribution: E: !, S: !, ROI: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 92050; Scotland: K(M) 40065

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), as Sarcodon imbricatus, p. 242
D+I:, in Pegler, D.N., Roberts, P.J. & Spooner, B.M., British Chanterelles and Tooth Fungi: an account of the British Cantharelloid and stipitate Hydnoid Fungi, (Ed.: Pegler D.N., Roberts P.J., and Spooner B.M.): 114 pp. (1997), as Sarcodon imbricatus, p. 92-93

Conservation Status: Vulnerable (Red Data List, Ing 1992) as Sarcodon imbricatus; removed from list (Red Data List, Evans et al. 2006); BAP species; Biodiversity Action Plan

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