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Albatrellus ovinus
sheep polypore
Specimens
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Habitat: Conifer woodlands

Substrate: Seen more often with white spruce

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Description:
Identification Notes:

Spores are white. Growth of up to 2.5 inches. Cap diameter up to 6 inches. Albatrellus ovinus grows with A. confluens, which has pink-buff spores. A subrubescens grows with pine and its pores bruise chrome-yellow to orange.

Sources: Roberts, Peter and Evans, Shelley. The Book of Fungi. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 2011.

Accepted Name:
Albatrellus ovinus (Schäff.: Fr.) Murrill

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Albatrellus ovinus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

CalPhotos: Albatrellus ovinus photos

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