Albatrellus confluens

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Albatrellus confluens
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Albatrellaceae
Genus: Albatrellus
Species:
A. confluens
Binomial name
Albatrellus confluens
(Alb. & Schwein.) Kotl. & Pouzar (1957)
Synonyms
  • Boletus confluensAlb. & Schwein. (1805)
  • Scutiger confluens(Fr.) Bond. & Sing. (1941)
  • Polyporus confluensAlb. & Schw.
  • Albatrellopsis flettii(Morse ex Pouzar) Audet 2010

Albatrellus confluens is a species of fungus in the family Albatrellaceae. It is commonly referred to as fused polypore. It is similar to ovinus, but bitter and with age tend to salmon color.

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Description

The top of the cap is a white to whitish-grey/brown, depending on age. The pores attach to the underside of the cap and continue partway down the stipe. When heated, the mushroom can become a green-yellow color. [1]

This mushroom also produces Grifolin, an anticancer molecule.

The species is inedible. [2]

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References

  1. Holmberg, Pelle. (2013). The pocket guide to wild mushrooms : helpful tips for mushrooming in the field. Marklund, Hans, 1937-, Hedström, Ellen. New York: Skyhorse. ISBN   9781620877319. OCLC   816030405.
  2. Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuides. p. 417. ISBN   978-0-7627-3109-1.