| Xerocomellus dryophilus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Xerocomellus |
| Species: | X. dryophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xerocomellus dryophilus (Thiers) N. Siegel, C.F. Schwarz & J.L. Frank (2014) | |
| Xerocomellus dryophilus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Pores on hymenium |
  | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is brown to olive-brown |
 | Edibility is edible |
Xerocomellus dryophilus, commonly known as the oak-loving bolete and formerly known as Boletus dryophilus or Xerocomus dryophilus, is a basidiomycete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It was transferred to the new genus Xerocomellus in 2014. Its epithet had been previously applied to a European species, now described as Xerocomellus redeuilhii. [1]
The reddish cap is up to 10 centimetres (4 in) wide and convex to plane. [2] The pores are yellowish and often bruise blue, as does the flesh. [2] The spore print is brown. The stem is up to 12 cm long, yellow at the top and reddish below. [2] It is similar to X. chrysenteron and Boletus smithii. [2]
The species appears to only occur under Quercus agrifolia (coast live oak) [3] and is only found in California, where it is one of the most common boletes in the Los Angeles and San Diego counties. [2] It is commonly parasitized by Hypomyces chrysospermus . [2] It is edible but may be mediocre. [2]
