Auriscalpium vulgare Gray
(Earpick Fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAuriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)
FamilyAURISCALPIACEAE (a family of basidiomycetes)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus) :
1: Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)
19 Dec 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on buried Scots Pine cones, in needle litter under Pine and Hazel
Image 1: Cap - moist - top viewImage 2: Collection - white backgroundImage 3: Fruitbodies - underside to show spines - natural backgroundImage 4: Fruitbodies - underside to show spines - natural background (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - lateral viewImage 6: Fruitbody on pine cone - natural backgroundImage 7: Fruitbody on pine cone - natural background (2)Image 8: Fruitbody on pine cone - natural background (3)Image 9: Fruitbody on pine cone - natural background (4)Image 10: Cap - dry - top view - enlargedImage 11: Cap - moist - top view - enlargedImage 12: Cap surface - top view - magnifiedImage 13: Cap - top view - enlargedImage 14: Spines - end view - magnifiedImage 15: Spines - oblique view - magnified - white backgroundImage 16: Spore print - scraped - enlargedImage 17: Spore print - with iodine - enlargedImage 18: Stipe surface - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 19: SporesImage 20: Spores (2)Image 21: Spores - in cotton blue - magnifiedImage 22: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 23: Spores - surface ornamentation - highly magnified
2: Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)
7 Oct 2001 OSGR: ST88 51° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: Cap - underside showing spinesImage 2: Cap - underside showing spines (2)Image 3: Fruitbody
3: Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)
21 Nov 1998 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on part-buried Pine cone
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap - side viewImage 3: Fruitbody - from \'behind\'Image 4: Fruitbody - from \'behind\' (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - from \'behind\' - close-upImage 6: Fruitbody - from \'front\'Image 7: Fruitbody - from sideImage 8: Fruitbody - on pine coneImage 9: Fruitbody - side viewImage 10: SpinesImage 11: Spores - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - highly magnified
4: Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)
2 Mar 1981 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Fruitbody on pine cone
Image 1: Fruitbody - side vew - on cone
5: Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)
16 Oct 1976 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Fruitbodies on pine cones
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - side view - lain down - enlargedImage 4: Fruitbody - young - side view - lain down - enlargedImage 5: Spines - mature - magnifiedImage 6: Spines - mature - magnified (2)Image 7: Spines - mature - magnified (3)Image 8: Spines - young - magnified
6: Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)
3 Oct 1971 OSGR: TG21 52° 40’ N, 1° 20’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - enlargedImage 2: Teeth on undeside of cap - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dickson, G. 2000 A field key to British non-resupinate hydnoid fungi Field Mycology Vol 1 (3): 99-104, rear cover.
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. 1975 Die Terrestriche Stachelpilze Europas (The terrestial Hydnums of Europe)

Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)
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