Habitat: Often occurs in moss near western hemlocks.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Edibility: Although the texture suggests it might be edible, the odor and taste are unpleasantly farinaceous.
Although the texture suggests it might be edible, the odor and taste are unpleasantly farinaceous.
The dark purple-black color of the fleshy cap and stipe, combined with the reddish tinged spines that extend for a considerable ways down the stipe make Sarcodon fuscoindicus easy to identify. Other PNW sarcodons are pale to medium-dark brown.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Sarcodon fuscoindicus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Sarcodon fuscoindicus photos