| Echinodontium tinctorium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Basidiomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Echinodontiaceae |
| Genus: | Echinodontium |
| Species: | E. tinctorium |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinodontium tinctorium (Ellis & Everh.) Ellis & Everh. [as tinctorius] |
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| Synonyms | |
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Fomes tinctorius Ellis & Everh. |
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Echinodontium tinctorium is a plant pathogen. It is commonly known as the Indian paint fungus.
Some Plateau Indian tribes applied it to skin to prevent it from chapping.[1]