PDD 120445 – Hericium Pers. 1794
Data provider:
New Zealand Fungarium - Te Kohinga Hekaheka o Aotearoa
Barcode:
PDD 120445
Specimen type:
Packet
Database record added:
08 April 2022
Database record updated:
27 April 2022
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Hericium Pers. 1794
Determiner:
B. Acres
Identification date:
2021-04-04 (Verbatim: 2021/04/04)
Preferred name:
Hericium Pers. 1794
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Russulales
Family:
Hericiaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
Fruitbodies are mostly spherical shaped, 3-6cm in diameter, covered entirely with teeth. In young fruitbodies teeth are compact and 3-5mm in length. The teeth elongate with age of the fruitbody extending to up to 30mm in length. Fruitbody starts out as a creamy white colour and with age or dessication gains hues of rusty orange especially at the tips of the teeth. Aroma is mild, sweet fungal, pleasant.
Associations:
has host Griselinia littoralis Raoul
Substrate:
fallen log
Other components
Active identification
Determined name:
Griselinia littoralis Raoul
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Griselinia littoralis Raoul
Division:
Tracheophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Griseliniaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Dunedin
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-45.8846 170.51
Verbatim locality:
Dunedin
Verbatim collector:
B. Acres
Standardised collector:
B. Acres
Verbatim date:
04/04/2021
Start date:
2021-04-04
Country:
New Zealand
New Zealand Area Codes:
Dunedin
Habitat:
Dense Coastal Otago broadleaf-podocarp forest - Kapuka, Rimu, Kamahi, Totara, Mahoe, Pate, Native fuschia and more.
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
