Violet Tooth Trichaptum biforme (Fries) Ryvarden    Synonyms: Polyporus biformis, Polyporus pargamenus, Polystictus biformis, Violet-toothed Polypore.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Polyporales   >   Family Polyporaceae   >   Genus Trichaptum   

Description:

Compare Trichaptum abietinum.

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The caps of this species often host Fairy Pins.

There are 560 records in the project database.

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Violet Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/16/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/12/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/11/2014). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

A Violet Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/4/2013). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (2/28/2017). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth growing on a rotting log in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/6/2013). Identified by Lance Biechele. Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Talbot Co., Maryland (4/14/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/9/2015). Determined by Anne Looker. Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth growing in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/26/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/31/2019). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/31/2019). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2018). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2018). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth found during the Chino Farms BioBlitz (4/27/2013). Found by Lance Biechele. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth found during the Chino Farms BioBlitz (4/27/2013). Found by Lance Biechele. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth (fertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2015). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth (with Fairy Pins) in Washington Co., Maryland (3/5/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/10/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth (with Fairy Pins) in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/20/2016). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/17/2020). (c) sabrinapurtee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by sabrinapurtee via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/24/2020). (c) dangitmimi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by dangitmimi via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Violet Tooth specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2015). Cylindric, smooth, hyaline; measured 5.7-6.1 X 2.2-2.7 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/27/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/28/2020). (c) epic2112, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by epic2112 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/4/2018). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/11/2018). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/11/2018). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/19/2018). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/19/2018). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/8/2019). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/8/2019). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) thierola, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by thierola via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/27/2019). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/19/2020). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Peter M Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Violet Tooth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/4/2020). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Peter M Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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