Albatrellus flettii, commonly known as the blue-capped polypore,[4] is a species of fungus in the family Albatrellaceae. It was originally described in 1941 by Elizabeth Eaton Morse as Polyporus flettii,[5] but this naming was invalid as it lacked a Latin description. Zdeněk Pouzar transferred it to Albatrellus in 1972.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Albatrellaceae |
| Genus: | Albatrellus |
| Species: | A. flettii
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| Binomial name | |
| Albatrellus flettii | |
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The bluish to tan caps are 5–15 centimetres (2–6 in) wide and often include a pattern small cracks revealing the light flesh. The spore print is white.[6]
Similar species include the typically smaller Neoalbatrellus caeruleoporus and N. subcaeruleoporus, as well as Osteina obducta and members of Polyozellus.[6]
The species is found in western North America, where it grows on the ground in coniferous forests.[7]
References
editAlbatrellus flettii | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
- ^ Teixeira AR. (1992). "New combinations and new names in the Polyporaceae". Revista Brasileira de Botânica. 15 (2): 125–7.
- ^ Audet S. (2010). "Essai de découpage systématique du genre Scutiger (Basidiomycota): Albatrellopsis, Albatrellus, Polyporoletus, Scutiger et description de six nouveaux genres". Mycotaxon (in French). 111: 431–64. doi:10.5248/111.431.
- ^ "Albatrellus flettii Morse ex Pouzar". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ Morse EE. (1941). "A new polypore in Washington". Mycologia. 33 (5): 506–9. doi:10.2307/3754619. JSTOR 3754619.
- ^ a b Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Pouzar Z. (1972). "Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Albatrellus (Polyporaceae) I. A conspectus of species of the North Temperate Zone". Ceská Mykologie. 26 (4): 194–200.
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