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Bolete

Boletus sp.

Description:

About 5" tall. Rust red-orange cap with bright yellow underside. No gills.

Habitat:

Hardwood forest

2 Species ID Suggestions

King Bolete
Boletus Regius Boletus regius
Bolete
Boletus sp.


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4 Comments

gobospring
gobospring 10 years ago

Thank you both for suggestions! Still trying to decide!

CorduneanuVlad
CorduneanuVlad 10 years ago

What you have found looks like the King Bolete - Boletus Regius

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

I think it's cool that your mushroom's gills are absent, nice find! Boletes are notoriously hard to identify, ergo I've given a somewhat vague ID.

gobospring
Spotted by
gobospring

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Sep 2, 2013
Submitted on Sep 3, 2013

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