Albatrellus tianschanicus

Description

Albatrellus tianschanicus is a species of fungus in the family Albatrellaceae.

It was originally described as Scutiger tianschanicus by Appollinaris Semenovich Bondartsev in 1960, and later transferred to the genus Albatrellus by Zdeněk Pouzar in 1960.

Mushroom Identification

1. Cap

   Fleshy and elastic when young. The cap is depressed in the center. Its diameter is 2 - 10 cm, and the thickness is up to 0.5 cm, but it becomes much thinner towards the edge. With a lack of moisture, it becomes brittle and brittle. The surface layer of the cap is wrinkled. The cap and stem have a monomitic hyphal system. Hyphae tissues are very loose. They have thin walls. The diameter is constantly changing. It is covered with dark scales, having a radial-concentric shape. The color of the cap is dirty yellow.

2. Flesh

   The flesh is white. Sometimes with a yellow tint. Remarkably, when dried, the color almost does not change. With age, it becomes brittle, and loose, and a black line is visible on the border with the hymenophore.

3. Pores

   The pores are almost correctly shaped: angular or rhombic in shape. Notched along the edges. The placement density is 2-3 per 1 mm. The foot is more central. Its length is 2-4 cm, and its diameter is 0.-0.7 cm. At the base, the leg swells a little. Almost no color. When fresh, it has a smooth surface. And when dried, it becomes covered with wrinkles and becomes a pale terracotta color.

4. Hyphae

   The hyphae of the stem do not differ from the hyphae of the mushroom cap. They have a denser plexus and a parallel arrangement. The hyphae of the stem are agglutinated and also impregnated with a resinous substance.

5. Basidia

   The basidia are club-shaped, and the spores are elliptical, spherical, smooth, hyaline. They have thickened walls and are drawn obliquely near the base.

6. Edibility

   Edible when young, old specimens are hard.

7. Habitat

   Occurs on the soil surface of a spruce forest. Hiding among the grass.

Synonyms

1. Scutiger tianschanicus Bondartsev (1960)

2. Albatrellus henanensis J.D.Zhao & X.Q.Zhang (1991)