Pseudoboletus parasiticus
B. parasiticus
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P. parasiticus
Binomial name
Pseudoboletus parasiticus
(Bull.) Šutara, 1790
Synonyms

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

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 not recommended to do so.[2]

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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