Parasitic Bolete

Pseudoboletus parasiticus

Pseudoboletus parasiticus is a rare parasitic bolete that grows on earthballs (Scleroderma citrinum).
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Appearance

Cap: 2-8 cm; convex, becoming broadly convex; dry; smooth; margin rolled under when young; yellowish brown to olive.

Pore Surface: Yellow to olive; not bruising but sometimes staining slowly dirty brown to reddish brown; pores 1-2 mm wide; tubes to 6 mm deep.

Stem: 3-6 cm long; 0.5-1.5 cm thick; more or less equal; often curved; dry; solid; colored more or less like the cap; covered with tiny yellowish brown fibers.

Flesh: Pale yellow; not staining on exposure.

Odor and Taste: Not distinctive.
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Naming

Syn:
Boletus parasiticus and Xerocomus parasiticus

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderBoletales
FamilyBoletaceae
GenusPseudoboletus
SpeciesPseudoboletus parasiticus
Photographed in
United States of America