Xanthoconium affine

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Xanthoconium affine
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Xanthoconium
Species:
X. affine
Binomial name
Xanthoconium affine
(Peck) Singer (1944)
Synonyms
  • Boletus affinisPeck (1873)

Xanthoconium affine is a species of bolete fungus of the genus Xanthoconium . First described as a species of Boletus by Charles Horton Peck in 1873, [1] it was placed in its current genus by Rolf Singer in 1944. [2]

Contents

The convex cap is 3.5–9 centimetres (1+1⁄2–3+1⁄2 in) wide and brownish. The pores are whitish, darkening with age. The stem is 3.5–9 cm tall and 1–2 cm thick. The flesh is white with a mild scent. The spore print is yellowish brown. [3]

It may resemble X. purpureum , Boletus separans , and Tylopilus felleus . [3]

It can be found under oak and beech trees in eastern North America from June to September. [3]

The species is regarded as edible. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peck CH. (1873). "Descriptions of new species of fungi". Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. 1: 41–72.
  2. ↑ Singer R. (1944). "New genera of fungi" . Mycologia. 36 (4): 358–68. doi:10.2307/3754752. JSTOR   3754752.
  3. 1 2 3 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 366. ISBN   978-0-593-31998-7.
  4. ↑ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 256. ISBN   978-1-55407-651-2.


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