Polyporus albiceps Peck 1900

Polyporus albiceps Peck, Bull. Torrey Club 27 : 19. 1900
Pileus tough, circular, plane or slightly depressed, 2.5-5 cm. broad, 5-10 mm. thick ; surface dry, glabrous, opaque, smooth, white ; margin thin, entire, concolorous : context white, homogeneous, 4-8 mm. thick ; tubes decurrent, 1 mm. long, white within, mouths scarcely visible to the unaided eye, subcircular, edges thin, white, dentate : spores not examined: stipe central, cylindrical, even, 2.5-4 cm. long, 6-8 mm. thick, resembling the pileus in surface and substance.
Type locality: Sea beach, New Hampshire. Habitat : Decaying buried wood under walnut trees. Distribution : Known only from the type locality.