Extract from Wikipedia article: Steccherinum ochraceum, known as ochre spreading tooth, is a hydnoid fungus of the family Steccherinaceae. It is a plant pathogen infecting sweetgum trees. It was originally described as Hydnum ochraceum by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1792, and later transferred to the genus Steccherinum in 1821 by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821.
Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (Steccherinum ochraceum) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 1, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Ochre spreading tooth mushroom (Steccherinum ochraceum)(?) on a fallen twig on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Tooth fungus Steccherinum ochraceum on a fallen hardwood tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 2, 2023
Spores of tooth fungus Steccherinum ochraceum from a fallen hardwood tree, collected a day before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2023
Odontoid corticioid mushroom Steccherinum ochraceum on a fallen stick in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Tooth corticioid mushroom Steccherinum ochraceum on a fallen stick in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Underside of tooth mushrooms Steccherinum ochraceum on a fallen stick in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Caps of tooth mushrooms Steccherinum ochraceum on a fallen stick in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, April 22, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Spores from tooth mushroom Steccherinum ochraceum collected in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary a day before. Texas, April 23, 2023 Spore size 3.2 - 3.7 × 2.5 - 2.79 µm, length to width ratio Q = 1.2 - 1.4.
Ochre Spreading Tooth fungus (Steccherinum ochraceum)(?) together with Hypoxylon on a dry Yaupon stem on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2024 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Tooth fungus Steccherinum ochraceum(?) on a dry Yaupon stem on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2024 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Close-up of corticioid fungus Steccherinum ochraceum(?) on a dry Yaupon stem on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2024 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Spores of fungus Steccherinum ochraceum(?) from a Yaupon twig, collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 2, 2024 Spore size 3.2 - 3.7 × 2.1 - 2.4 µm, length to width ratio Q = 1.4 - 1.7.