Albatrellus confluens (Alb. & Schwein.) Kotl. & Pouzar 1957

Scutiger whiteae Murrill, Bull. Torrey Club 30: 432. 1903
Pilei cespitose, often confluent at the base, all stages of development being found in one cluster; pileus subcircular in outline, convex, depressed at the center, 8-12X0.5-1 cm.; surface pruinose, velvety to the touch, isabelline to fulvous; margin acute, at first inflexed, irregularly undulate at maturity: context fleshy-tough, 0.2-0.5 cm. thick, of nutty flavor, rose-tinted when dry, dark-red next to the tubes ; tubes 0.1-0.3 cm. long, 3 to a mm., very decurrent, white when young and fresh, rose-colored when bruised or dried, mouths circular or subcircular, edges thin, fimbriate : spores ovoid, hyaline, smooth, copious, 3.5X5/i : stipe short, usually excentric, enlarged at the base, 3X 2-4 cm., concolorous, tough.
Type locality : Bar Harbor, Maine. Habitat : Among moss on a damp river bank. Distribution : Maine and New Hampshire.

Scutiger laeticolor Murrill, Bull. Torrey Club 30 : 428. 1903
Pileus circular in outline, often irregular, convex, depressed at the center, 10-20 cm. broad, about 1 cm. thick; surface smooth, becoming glabrous, pale dingy-yellow when fresh, brick-colored to purplish-red in old dried plants ; margin acute, inflexed at first, irregularly undulate : context fleshy-tough, homogeneous, pale rose-colored, 5-10 mm. thick; tubes decurrent, white, becoming dark-orange within and without, 1-2 mm. long, mouths subcircular or angular, 5 to tt mm., edges thin, fimbriate: spores ovoid, smooth, hyaline, copious, 5-6 X 4 z^: stipe short, thick, increasing upward, central or excentric, 2-3 cm. long, 1-3 cm. thick, resembling the pileus in color, but solid, firm and tough, with darker flesh.
Type locality : Alabama. Habitat : On the ground in woods. Distribution : South Carohna and Alabama.

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.