Albatrellus avellaneus

Albatrellus avellaneus is a species of fungus in the family Albatrellaceae. Found in the United States and Canada, it was described by Czech mycologist Zdeněk Pouzar in 1972.^[2] It is associated with conifers such as western hemlock and spruce.^[3]

Albatrellus avellaneus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Albatrellaceae
Genus:	Albatrellus
Species:	A. avellaneus
Binomial name
Albatrellus avellaneus Pouzar (1972)

Albatrellus avanellus Mycological characteristics
	Pores on hymenium
	Cap is depressed or infundibuliform
	Hymenium is subdecurrent
	Lacks a stipe
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible

Sometimes multiple fruit bodies grow into one merged form. The cap is buff, occasionally with reddish tones; yellow hues become stronger with age, when scales also emerge.^[3] The tubes are white, staining yellowish with age. The stem is buff above and brownish below.^[3] Dried mushrooms tend to take on orangish hues.^[3]

Similar species include Albatrellus ovinus and A. subrubescens.^[3]