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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Pseudoboletus parasiticus, previously known as Boletus parasiticus and Xerocomus parasiticus, commonly known as the "Parasitic Bolete" is a rare, inedible Boletaceae mushroom found on earthballs (Scleroderma citrinum). Peudoboletus parasiticus is one of the early most divergining lineages of the Boletaceae, the lineage of Chalciporus spp and Buchwaldoboletus lignicola is the most basal lineage in the Boletaceae.[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 with a mild taste and the spores are olive. The stem is pale yellow to olive.
See also
References
- E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.
External links
Pseudoboletus parasiticus in Index Fungorum
Pseudoboletus parasiticus in Index Fungorum
Pseudoboletus parasiticus in MycoBank.
Pseudoboletus parasiticus in MycoBank.
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- ^ a b Nuhn ME, Binder M, Taylor AFS, Halling RE, Hibbett DS. (2013). "Phylogenetic overview of the Boletineae". Fungal Biology. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2013.04.008. ISSN 1878-6146.
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