Distribution: Albatrellus avellaneus is a coastal species extending from California northward into Canada.

Habitat: Occur on soil, litter, or wood and is associated with western hemlock and Sitka spruce.

Conservation Status: Not of concern

A. avellaneus is very similar to A. ovinus, which apparently does occur in our region (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31003152), and A. subrubescens, a species of montane pine forests that stains yellow to orange when bruised or in age. All of these fungi have white smooth spores; those of A. avellaneus and A. ovinus are non-amyloid while those of A. subrubescens are amyloid.

Sources: Trudell, Steve and Joe Ammirati. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, Timber Press, Inc. 2009.