Pseudoboletus parasiticus
| Pseudoboletus parasiticus | |
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| B. parasiticus | |
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| Species: | P. parasiticus
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| 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 is edible but not recommended | |
Pseudoboletus parasiticus, previously known as Boletus parasiticus and Xerocomus parasiticus, and commonly known as the parasitic bolete, is a rare bolete mushroom found on Scleroderma citrinum earthballs in North America.
Taxonomy
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 6 centimetres (2+1⁄4 in) wide.[2] The yellow stem is 3–7 cm (1–3 in) tall and 6–15 millimetres (1⁄4–5⁄8 in) thick.[2] The flesh is pale yellow and the spore print is olive brown.[2]
Habitat and distribution
It can be found found growing on Scleroderma citrinum earthballs in eastern North America from July to September.[2]
Edibility
While edible, it is not recommended to do so, due to concerns about being poisoned by its host, which is poisonous.[3]
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.
- ^ a b c d Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ 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.