''Albatrellus confluens'' is a species of
fungus
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...
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. Ot ...
. 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.
This mushroom also produces
Grifolin, an anticancer molecule.
The species is inedible.
See also
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Albatrellus subrubescens
''Albatrellus subrubescens'' is a species of polypore fungus in the family Albatrellaceae. The fruit bodies (mushrooms) of the fungus have whitish to pale buff-colored caps that can reach up to in diameter, and stems up to long and thic ...
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Russulales
Fungi described in 1805
Inedible fungi
Taxa named by Johannes Baptista von Albertini
Taxa named by Lewis David de Schweinitz
Fungus species
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