Retiboletus griseus
| Retiboletus griseus | |
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| File:Retiboletus griseus 48787.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Retiboletus |
| Species: | R. griseus
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| Binomial name | |
| Retiboletus griseus (Frost) Manfr. Binder & Bresinsky (2002)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
| Retiboletus griseus[2] | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| File:Pores icon.png | Pores on hymenium |
| File:Convex cap icon.svg | Cap is convex |
| Spore print is yellow-brown | |
| File:Mycorrhizal fungus.svg | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
| File:Mycomorphbox Edible.png | Edibility is edible |
Retiboletus griseus, commonly known as the gray bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The species was first described scientifically in 1878 by American botanist Charles Christopher Frost.[3] It was transferred to Retiboletus in 2002.[4]
Description
[edit | edit source]The grayish cap is convex, 4–10 centimetres (1+1⁄2–4 in) wide, and soft or leathery.[5] The stem is yellowish, 4–10 cm tall and 1–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) thick.[5] The flesh is whitish and can stain tannish. The spore print is olive brown.[5]
Similar species
[edit | edit source]Lookalikes include R. vinaceipes, Tylopilus griseocarneus, T. variobrunneus, and Leccinum albellum.[5]
Habitat and distribution
[edit | edit source]Retiboletus griseus can be found under oak trees in eastern North America from June to September.[5]
Uses
[edit | edit source]The species is edible but often infested with worms.[6]
References
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External links
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