Albatrellus confluens

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

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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.

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]

See also

• Albatrellus subrubescens

References

External links

• Media related to Albatrellus confluens at Wikimedia Commons
• Albatrellus confluens in Index Fungorum
• Albatrellus confluens in MycoBank.

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