habitat_substrate_picea
picea
Collections generally occurred in mixed forests of conifers and hardwood trees. Baird (1986a) reported collections from same habitats. However, in the current study the species concept for H. scrobiculatum is still in question and habitat data may be important for separating this species with those in the H. concrescens complex. Researchers suggested that H. scrobiculatum collected in North America occurs primarily under conifers and is widely distributed (Coker and Beers 1951; Maas Geesteranus 1971). In a later publication, Picea, Eucalyptus and Nothofagus were listed as associated tree species (Maas Geesteranus 1975).
Hydnellum scrobiculatum
Hydnellum scrobiculatum