| Albatrellus ovinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Basidiomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Albatrellaceae |
| Genus: | Albatrellus |
| Species: | A. ovinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Albatrellus ovinus |
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| Synonyms | |
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Scutiger ovinus Murrill |
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| Albatrellus ovinus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| pores on hymenium | |
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cap is convex or flat |
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| hymenium is decurrent | |
| stipe is bare | |
| ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| edibility: edible | |
Albatrellus ovinus is a terrestrial polypore fungus found in Northern Europe. It is very closely related to the more common A. subrubescens,[1] from which it may be distinguished microscopically by the amyloid spore wall. It is edible and sold commercially in Finland.[2]
Albatrellus subrubescens is similar in appearance, but different color. Microscopically, the spores of A. subrubescens are amyloid, while the ones of A. ovinus are not.[3][4]