''Albatrellus flettii'' is a species of

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in the family

Albatrellaceae The Albatrellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. The family contains 9 genera and more than 45 species. Description Most genera in the family produce fruit bodies which have typical mushroom morphology, with caps and stems. O ...

. It was originally described in 1941 by

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as ''Polyporus flettii'', but this naming was

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as it lacked a

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description.

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transferred it to ''

Albatrellus ''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 Sa ...

'' in 1972. The species is found in western North America, where it grows on the ground in

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References

Russulales Fungi described in 1941 Fungi of North America {{Russulales-stub