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Albatrellus flettii
Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Albatrellus flettii, commonly known as the blue-capped polypore,[5] is a species of fungus in the family Albatrellaceae.
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Taxonomy
The species was originally described in 1941 by Elizabeth Eaton Morse as Polyporus flettii,[6] but this naming was invalid as it lacked a Latin description. Zdeněk Pouzar transferred it to Albatrellus in 1972.
Description
The bluish to tan caps are 5–20 centimetres (2–8 in) wide[5] and often include a pattern of small cracks revealing the light flesh. There are 1–4 white pores per millimetre, staining reddish with age. The tubes are decurrent and up to 7 mm long.[5] The stalk is up to 15 cm long and 4 cm thick, solid, pale in youth and ochraceous in age.[5] The spore print is white.[7]
Similar species
Similar species include the typically smaller Neoalbatrellus caeruleoporus and N. subcaeruleoporus, as well as Osteina obducta and members of Polyozellus.[7]
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Distribution and habitat
The species is found in western North America, where it grows on the ground in coniferous forests.[8]
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