Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Šutara is a fungus in the Boletaceae family, order Boletales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Šutara

Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Šutara

Pseudoboletus parasiticus is a bolete that grows on Scleroderma citrinum earthballs in eastern North America.

Family
Genus
Pseudoboletus
Order
Boletales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Šutara

This species, Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Šutara, has a cap that is hemispherical when young and becomes flat with age. The cap is yellowish brown or darker, and can grow up to 6 centimetres (2+1⁄4 inches) wide. Its yellow stem is 3–7 cm (1–3 in) tall and 6–15 millimetres (1⁄4–5⁄8 in) thick. The flesh is pale yellow, and its spore print is olive brown. This fungus can be found growing on Scleroderma citrinum earthballs in eastern North America, from July to September.

Photo: (c) Davide Puddu, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Davide Puddu · cc-by

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Boletales Boletaceae Pseudoboletus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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