150 REVISION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN HYDNACEAE 
RANGE: Massachusetts, Blake ; New York, Underwood, Cook ; 
New Jersey, Underwood ; Pennsylvania, Sumstine ; Dist. of Colum- 
bia, Cook ; Delaware, Commons ; South Carolina, Georgia, Rave- 
nel; Florida, Calkins, Rolfs; Alabama, Underwood ; Louisiana, 
Langlois, Lloyd ; Ohio, Morgan. 
Exsicc.: Ellis & Everhart, №. Am. Fung. 24. Ser. 2308. 
The species appears to be chiefly southern in its distribution, 
being particularly abundant in the Gulf States. The northern col- 
lections are relatively few and many of the plants differ from the 
typical specimens when dried in being less gummy and flexible, 
with apparently longer teeth, and a less tomentose surface. Pos- 
sibly a more careful comparison of the living plants may enable us 
to separate a distinct northern species, but plants from Pennsylva- 
nia are evidently identical with the more southern form. 
7. Steccherinum agaricoides (Swartz) 
Hydnum agaricoides Swartz, Prodr. 149. 1788. 
Hydnum discolor Fries, Sys. Myc. І: 411. 1821. 
Plant pileate, sessile, solitary ; pileus semiorbicular, narrowed 
to a point of attachment, convex, 4 cm. across; surface smooth, 
scabrous toward the margin, where it is obscurely zonate, whitish, 
becoming dark ferruginous ; substance fleshy, brittle when fresh, 
becoming tough, whitish; teeth slender, cylindrical, obtuse or 
acute, crowded, translucent, ferruginous brown, 4-6 mm. long. 
Has. : On dead logs. 
Кахсе: Jamaica, Swarts. 
Icon.: Berkeley, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 380. p/. 10. 
Ло. 
I һауе not seen a specimen of this species апа Ше above de- 
scription is adapted from Swartz’s description of Hydnum agari- 
coides and Berkeley's redescription and figure, /ос. cit. 
The plant appears to be a distinct species and is evidently 
closely related to S. pulcherrimum. Fries’ description of Hydnum 
discolor is taken almost wholly from Swartz, Fl. Ind. Occ. 3: 
1927, but why he changed the name is not apparent. 
8. Steccherinum septentrionale (Fries) 
Hydnum septentrionale Fries, Sys. Myc. 1: 414. 1821. 
Climacodon septentrionalis Karsten, Rev. Myc. 3':20. 1687. 
