Albatrellus flettii

Albatrellus flettii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Albatrellaceae
Genus: Albatrellus
Species:
A. flettii
Binomial name
Albatrellus flettii
Morse ex Pouzar (1972)
Synonyms
  • Polyporus flettii Morse (1941)
  • Polypilus flettii (Morse ex Pouzar) Teixeira (1992)
  • Albatrellopsis flettii (Morse ex Pouzar) Audet (2010)

Albatrellus flettii, commonly known as the blue-capped polypore, is a species of fungus in the family Albatrellaceae. It was originally described in 1941 by Elizabeth Eaton Morse as Polyporus flettii, but this naming was invalid as it lacked a Latin description. Zdeněk Pouzar transferred it to Albatrellus in 1972. The species is found in western North America, where it grows on the ground in coniferous forests.

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