Hydnum rufescens Pers.
(Terracotta Hedgehog)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hydnum rufescens (Terracotta Hedgehog)
Genus	Hydnum (hedgehog fungi)
Family	HYDNACEAE (hedgehog fungi)
Order	CANTHARELLALES (chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hydnum rufescens is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Cantharellales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kibby, G.	2009	Editorial (Oct 09)	Field Mycology Vol 10 (4): 110.

Hydnum rufescens (Terracotta Hedgehog) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Hydnum
(hedgehog fungi)

HYDNACEAE
(hedgehog fungi)

CANTHARELLALES
(chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hydnum rufescens (Terracotta Hedgehog)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hydnum rufescens (Terracotta Hedgehog)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Hydnum rufescens is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)