Boletus vermiculosoides
| Boletus vermiculosoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Boletus |
| Species: | B. vermiculosoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Boletus vermiculosoides | |
Boletus vermiculosoides is a North American species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae.
Taxonomy
The species was described as new to science in 1971 by mycologists Alexander H. Smith and Harry Delbert Thiers. The type collection was made by Smith in Hartland, Michigan, in 1966.[1]
Description
The tannish caps are 5–12 centimetres (2–4+3⁄4 in) wide. The stem is 5–12 cm tall and 1.2–2.5 cm (1⁄2–1 in) wide.[2]
It can resemble (and possibly overlap with) B. durhamensis.[2] B. vermiculosoides has pores which stain dark blue-black and flesh which stains blue when cut or bruised. The flesh and pores of B. durhamensis do not change color.[3]
Habitat and distribution
It can be found on the ground under oak in eastern North America from June to September.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Thiers HD, Smith AH (1971). The Boletes of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. pp. 337–338. ISBN 0-472-85590-5.
- 1 2 3 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ↑ Bessette AE, Roody WC, Bessette AR (2024). Boletes of Eastern North America, Second Edition. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-8156-5708-8.