Boletus patrioticus

Boletus patrioticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Boletaceae
Genus:	Boletus
Species:	B. patrioticus
Binomial name
Boletus patrioticus T. J. Baroni, Bessette & Roody, 1998

Boletus patrioticus Mycological characteristics
	Pores on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnate
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is olive-brown
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible

Boletus patrioticus, also known as the patriotic bolete is a basidiomycete mushroom, of the genus Boletus in the family Boletaceae . Its name comes from its coloration (red skin, white flesh, blue bruising) resembling the flag of the United States. ^[1]

It is edible. ^[1]

Morphology

Cap

The cap is 3 to 13 cm in diameter, initially convex in shape, before becoming broadly convex to plane as it ages; The surface is dry with small hair, olive initially and then pinkish to dark red. The thick flesh is pale yellowish to pinkish red and does stain blue when bruised.

Pores

The pores are pale yellow when young, becoming olive yellow, bluing when bruised.

Stipe

From 2.5 to 10 cm long; 1-2 cm thick, dry, solid; rosy red on the upper part and olive on the bottom.

Spore print

The spore print is olive brown.

Spores

Subfusiform, smooth, deep golden brown, 10-13 x 4-5.5 μm ^[2]

Habitat and distribution

Forms mycorrhiza with hardwoods, especially oak and hickory; fruits in grassy areas, single, scattered, in summer and fall; ranging from North Carolina to Florida (south range) and to Ohio and Texas (west range). ^[2]

References

1. "Boletus patrioticus ("Patriotic Bolete")". The Bolete Filter. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
2. Bessette, Alan E.; Roody, William C.; Bessette, Arleen R.; Dunaway, Dail L. (2007-05-14). Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States. Syracuse University Press. ISBN   978-0-8156-3112-5.

External links

• Boletus patrioticus in Index Fungorum