Phellodon atratus
Can. J. Bot. 42: 1209. 1964.
Common Name: none
Solitary to scattered to concrescent, in duff under conifers, primarily Sitka spruce; common from mid fall through winter in northern coastal forests.
Unknown. Too small and tough to be considered for the table.
Phellodon atratus is easily recognized by small fruitbodies with bluish-black to black, plane-depressed caps, short, vinaceous gray spines, a black, often compound stipe, and violet-black to black context tissues.
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