Albatrellus
Sign in to saveAlbatrellus is a genus of 19 species of mushroom-producing fungi in the family Albatrellaceae. Species are common in northern temperate forests, producing medium to large fleshy fruit bodies of various colors.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderRussulales
- FamilyAlbatrellaceae
Observations recorded16,720
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 109
- With media
- 125
- Family
- Albatrellaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, OSC, DUKE, DBG, TENN-F, BPBM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Costa Rica, Belize, Australia
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Albatrellus is a genus of 19 species of mushroom-producing fungi in the family Albatrellaceae. Species are common in northern temperate forests, producing medium to large fleshy fruit bodies of various colors.
==Taxonomy== British botanist Samuel Frederick Gray first described the genus in his 1821 work "A Natural Arrangement of British Plants".
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