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Hedgehog Scalycap

Phaeomarasmius erinaceus (Fr.) Scherff. ex Romagn.

A species in the family Tubariaceae, order Agaricales. Recorded under 7 common names across 6 languages.

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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Tubariaceae
Genus
Phaeomarasmius
What it is called
English
Hedgehog Scalycap
Swedish
spetsfjällig grynskräling, tofsskräling
Danish
Spidsskælhat
Finnish
oksaruostenahikas
French
Naucorie hérisson
Welsh
Cap Cennog Dreiniog
Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

  • Dryophila erinaceus (Fr.) Quél.
  • Naucoria arida (Pers.) M.Lange
  • Naucoria erinaceus (Fr.) Gillet
  • Naucoria erinaceus subsp. bispora Kühner
  • Phaeomarasmius aridus (Pers.) Singer
  • Pholiota erinaceus (Fr.) Rea

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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