Albatrellus subrubescens
Albatrellus subrubescens is a species of polypore fungus in the family Albatrellaceae. The fruit bodies of the fungus have whitish to pale buff-colored caps that can reach up to 14. 5 cm in diameter. On the underside of the caps are tiny light yellow to pale greenish-yellow pores, the site of spore production. The species is found in Asia, Europe, and North America.
About Albatrellus subrubescens in brief
Albatrellus subrubescens is a species of polypore fungus in the family Albatrellaceae. The fruit bodies of the fungus have whitish to pale buff-colored caps that can reach up to 14. 5 cm in diameter. On the underside of the caps are tiny light yellow to pale greenish-yellow pores, the site of spore production. The species is found in Asia, Europe, and North America, where it grows on the ground in deciduous or mixed woods, usually in association with pine trees. It is closely related, and physically similar, to the more common Albatarrellus ovinus, from which it may be distinguished macroscopically by differences in the color when bruised, and by the amyloid walls of the spores. A. sub rubescens contains scutigeral, a bioactive chemical that has antibiotic activity. The mushrooms are mildly poisonous, and consuming them will result in a short-term gastrointestinal illness.
The specific epithet subRubescens, tinted reddish, is derived from the Latin words sub and rubescen. The cap of A. subrubescen is between 6 cm in diameter, with an involute or involute margin, or flattening out with age. In young specimens, the cap surface is smooth but soon forms appressed scale-like spots, which may transform into scales in age. Some North American specimens may be covered with blackish-gray to purple-gray fibrils, but this characteristic is not seen in European collections. The yellow discolors when bruised in North American Albatrelus species, in some European collections, may becovered with a discolorous yellow when bruised. The spores of the species are not usually visible when bruised but can be seen when exposed, handled, or bruised in some Asian collections. It can grow up to 7 cm long and 2 cm thick.
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