Sheep polypores

Albatrellopsis spp., Albatrellus spp. …

mushroom

Ground-growing polypores with tender flesh when young: sheep polypore, with a faint almond scent, fused polypore, goat's foot.

Origin

Mountain conifer forests of Europe and North America

Season (United States)

August to October

Preparation

Young and well cooked: old, they turn tough and bitter, and are blanched before cooking. If you pick it yourself, have the mushroom checked by a pharmacist or a mycological society before eating it.

Molecules

Mushroom beta-glucansIn small amounts, not counted Ergothioneine

Did you know?

Despite its pores, the sheep polypore grows on the ground, not on wood like other polypores.