Sarcodom imbricatus and S-squamosus - two confused species

Citation
H. Johannesson et al., Sarcodom imbricatus and S-squamosus - two confused species, MYCOL RES, 103, 1999, pp. 1447-1452
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
MYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
09537562 → ACNP
Volume
103
Year of publication
1999
Part
11
Pages
1447 - 1452
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-7562(199911)103:<1447:SIAS-T>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Sarcodon imbricatus has long been used to extract blue and greenish pigment s for wool dyeing. We found that fruit bodies growing with Pinus sylvestris seemed to be superior for dyeing compared to fruit bodies growing with Pic ea abies, and macroscopical differences between the forms indicated that th ey are different taxa. By studying sequences of rDNA ITS and macroscopical characters, two species were recognized. Sarcodon imbricatus grows in assoc iation with Picea, and S. squamosus with Pinus. The latter species, describ ed by Schaeffer in 1774, has been lumped with S. imbricatus during the past 50 years, creating great confusion among woof dyers.