Identifying Your Polypores
3.7
Albatrellus confluens
Albatrelopsis confluens, Albatrellus confluens
Frequency
Rare
Habitat
Coniferous undergrowth.
Mainly on the West Coast.
Not invaded by insects.
Cap
Various shapes. Fleshy, glabrous, pinkish-buff, pale orange, sometimes tinged with grey or bluish.
Margin
Rolled, plain, then spread, concolorous to the cap.
Tubes
Round to angular, visible to the naked eye.
Pores and Pore Surface
White to cream, unchanging to rustling.
Stalk
Short, simple, or branched from a common base.
Stalk Feature
Smooth, creamy white to pinkish buff.
Flesh
Fleshy, pinkish buff cream. Rather bitter flavour. Darker reddish layer above the tube layer.
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