en Scutiger pes-caprae

*Scutiger pes-caprae*
Mycological characteristics
Scutiger pes-caprae Mycological characteristics
	Pores on hymenium
	Cap is convex or depressed
	Hymenium is decurrent
	Stipe is bare
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is edible

Scutiger pes-caprae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Albatrellaceae
Genus:	Scutiger
Species:	S. S. pes-caprae
Binomial name
	Scutiger Scutiger pes-caprae; (Pers.) Bondartsev & Singer (1941)
Synonyms
	Fungus sapatella Paulet (1793); Fungus tuber Paulet (1793); Polyporus pes-caprae Pers. (1818); Boletus pes-caprae (Pers.) Cordier (1826); Cerioporus inflexus Schulzer ex Quél. (1888); Polyporus retipes Underw. (1897); Scutiger retipes (Underw.) Murrill (1903); Fomes oregonensis (Murrill) Sacc. & Traverso (1910); Polyporus oregonensis (Murrill) Murrill (1912); Scutiger oregonensis Murrill (1912); Caloporus pes-caprae (Pers.) Pilát (1931); Albatrellus pes-caprae (Pers.) Pouzar (1966); Polypilus pes-caprae (Pers.) Teixeira (1992); Albatrellopsis pes-caprae (Pers.) Teixeira (1994);

Scutiger pes-caprae, commonly known as the goat's foot,^[2] is a species of fungus in the family Albatrellaceae.

Taxonomy

It was first described officially as a species of Polyporus by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1818.^[3] In recent decades, it was known most commonly as a species of Albatrellus until molecular research published by Canadian mycologist Serge Audet in 2010 revealed that it was more appropriate in an emended version of the genus Scutiger.^[4]

Description

The brown cap tends toward a convex kidney shape, sometimes lobed. It is 6–15 centimetres (2+1⁄2–6 in) wide, while the stem is 3–7 cm (1+1⁄4–2+3⁄4 in) tall and 1.5–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) thick. The flesh is 5–20 millimetres (1⁄4–3⁄4 in) thick and whitish. The spore print is white.^[5]

Similar species

Scutiger ellisii, Laeticutis cristata, and Jahnoporus hirtus bear similarities.^[5]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in western North America, under conifers and on rotting wood, from August to February.^[5]

References

^ "Synonyms: Scutiger pes-caprae (Pers.) Bondartsev & Singer, Annls mycol. 39(1): 47 (1941)". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
^ Persoon CH. Traité sur les Champignons Comestibles (in French). Paris: Belin-Leprier. p. 241; plate 3.
^ Audet S. (2010). "Essai de découpage systématique du genre Scutiger (Basidiomycota): Albatrellopsis, Albatrellus, Polyporoletus, Scutiger et description de six nouveaux genres" [Essay on systematic cutting of the genus Scutiger (Basidiomycota): Albatrellopsis, Albatrellus, Polyporoletus, Scutiger and description of six new genera] (abstract). Mycotaxon (in French). 111: 431–64. doi:10.5248/111.431.
^ ^a ^b ^c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.