Albatrellus ovinus

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Albatrellus ovinus is a terrestrial fungus found in Europe and North America. Although commonly known as sheep polypore, this fungus is not phylogenetically related to Polyporales (shelf fungi).

Albatrellus ovinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Albatrellaceae
Genus: Albatrellus
Species:
A. ovinus
Binomial name
Albatrellus ovinus
(Schaeff.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Synonyms
  • Scutiger ovinus (Schaeff.) Murrill
  • Polyporus ovinus (Schaeff.) Fr.
Albatrellus ovinus
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Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible

It similar to A. subrubescens, from which it may be distinguished microscopically.

Description

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The cap is 4–20 centimetres (1+12–8 in) wide, convex then flat or depressed, and white then tan or pinkish. The surface is dry and smooth but cracks with age.[1] The whitish stalk is 2.5–10 cm (1–4 in) tall and 1–4 cm (381+58 in) wide, perhaps branching, with an equal or larger base.[1][2] The spore print is white.[2]

Similar species

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The inedible, closely related and comparatively rare Albatrellus subrubescens[3] has subtle color differences from A. ovinus, and the only spores of the former are amyloid.[4][5]

Also similar are Albatrellus flettii, Jahnoporus hirtus, Scutiger ellisii, and S. pes-caprae.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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It is found in northern Europe and in North America. In the latter, it is found from the Pacific Northwest to Northern California, in addition to the Mountain states, the Great Lakes area, the Appalachians, and the Northeast.[2]

Uses

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The species may be edible if cooked, but is not recommended by some guides.[1] It is sold commercially in Finland.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 339–340. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
  2. ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
  3. ^ Hibbett DS, Pine EM, Langer E, Langer G, Donoghue MJ (1997). "Evolution of gilled mushrooms and puffballs inferred from ribosomal DNA sequences". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 94 (22): 12002–6. Bibcode:1997PNAS...9412002H. doi:10.1073/pnas.94.22.12002. PMC 23683. PMID 9342352.
  4. ^ W. Julich, 1984: Die Nichtblatterpilze, Gallertpilze und Bauchpilze. Kleine Kryptogamenflora Band II Teil b/1
  5. ^ J. Breitenbach, F. Kranzlin, 1986: Pilze der Schweiz, Band 2. Nichtblatterpilze.
  6. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  7. ^ Pelkonen, Riina; Alfthan, Georg; Järvinen, Olli (2008). Element Concentrations in Wild Edible Mushrooms in Finland. Helsinki: Finnish Environment Institute. p. 32. ISBN 978-952-11-3153-0. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
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