Pseudoboletus parasiticus
Pseudoboletus parasiticus | |
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B. parasiticus | |
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Kingdom: | Fungi
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Species: | P. parasiticus
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Binomial name | |
Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Šutara, 1790
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Xerocomus parasiticus (Bull.) Quél., 1887 |
Pseudoboletus parasiticus![]() | |
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![]() | gills on hymenium |
![]() | cap is flat |
![]() | stipe is bare |
![]() ![]() | spore print is yellow to olive |
![]() | ecology is parasitic |
![]() | edibility: edible, but unpalatable |
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Pseudoboletus parasiticus
Pseudoboletus parasiticus, previously known as Boletus parasiticus and Xerocomus parasiticus, and commonly known as the parasitic bolete, is a rare Boletaceae mushroom found on earthballs (Scleroderma citrinum). Pseudoboletus parasiticus is one of the earliest-diverging lineages of the Boletaceae, after the clade comprising Chalciporus and Buchwaldoboletus.[1]
Description[]
The cap is hemispherical when young, later flat, yellowish brown or darker and up to 5 cm in diameter. The flesh is pale yellow and the spores are olive. The stem is pale yellow to olive. While edible, it is of poor quality.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Nuhn ME, Binder M, Taylor AF, Halling RE, Hibbett DS (2013). "Phylogenetic overview of the Boletineae". Fungal Biology. 117 (7–8): 479–511. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2013.04.008. PMID 23931115.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
Further reading[]
- E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.
Categories:
- Pseudoboletus
- Boletus
- Edible fungi
- Fungi of Europe
- Boletales stubs