Porphyrellus indecisus

Porphyrellus indecisus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Boletaceae
Genus:	Porphyrellus
Species:	P. indecisus
Binomial name
Porphyrellus indecisus (Peck) E.-J. Gilbert
Synonyms
List Boletus indecisusPeck (1888) Tylopilus indecisus(Peck) Murrill (1909) Boletus subpunctipesPeck Tylopilus subpunctipes(Peck) A.H. Sm. & Thiers

Porphyrellus indecisus Mycological characteristics
	Pores on hymenium
	Cap is convex or flat
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is tan to reddish-brown
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible

Porphyrellus indecisus, commonly known as the indecisive bolete, ^[1] is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It was described in 1888 by Charles Horton Peck. ^[2] It is native to North America and edible.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Charles Horton Peck in 1888 as Boletus indecisus. ^[2] In 1909, William Murrill used the name Tylopilus indecisus to refer to this species. ^[3] The current name was first used by Édouard-Jean Gilbert in 1931. ^[2]

Description

The fruiting bodies have convex to flat brown caps 5–25 centimetres (2–10 in) in diameter. The surface of the cap is often smooth and dry. ^[1] The pores are small at first, but get larger as the mushroom ages. ^[4] The stipe is sometimes, but not always, thicker at the base. ^{[1] [4]} The spore print is pinkish-tan to reddish-brown, sometimes with a vinaceous tinge. ^{[1] [4]}

Edibility

Porphyrellus indecisus is edible. ^{[1] [4]}

See also

• List of North American boletes

References

1. Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 535. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
2. Porphyrellus indecisus in Index Fungorum
3. Murrill, William A. (1909-01-01). The Boletaceae of North America: I. JSTOR. Mycologia.
4. Siegel, Noah; Schwartz, Christian (August 9, 2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. p. 444. ISBN   9781607748175.