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Boletus Griseus
Dark Brown cap and two tone stem starting light brown at the bottom and turning to the dark color of the cap. Small cap less than 3 inches..
Spotted on Aug 24, 2008
Submitted on Jun 23, 2011
8 Comments
You probably right Nick, my knowledge is only limited to UK Ireland and Europe. I admit I do struggle in your part of the world there.
You probably right Nick, my knowledge is only limited to UK Ireland and Europe. I admit I do struggle in your part of the world there.
Gina, read the following description for Boletus Griseus. I think this matches better, since the Boletus Mirabilis is native to the Pacific NorthWest.
Boletus griseus Frost apud Pk. Cap 5-15cm across, broadly convex; pale gray with darker fibrils, with age slightly ochraceous; dry, tomentose-felty, sometimes slightly fibrillose-scaly. Tubes pale grayish then brownish. Pores pallid to slightly brown where bruised. Stem 40-110x 10-30mm, equal to tapered below, solid; pallid above, yellow at base and then soon overall; with strong reticulum overall, concolorous with stem then slightly brown to blackish. Flesh pallid to greenish yellow below, yellow throughout with age, not changing color when bruised. Odor not distinctive. Taste not distinctive. Spores subfusiform, 9-12(13) x 3.5-4µ. Deposit deep olive-buff. Habitat scattered in open deciduous woodland, especially oak. Quite common. Found in northeastern North America. Season July-September. Edible.
Regards,
Nick
No need to be sorry Nick, I definitely understand where you coming from.
As I mentioned on another mushroom post, most of these were photographed at a National Park (Acadia), were the standing rule is to "Trhead Lightly" on all fauna and flora..and even not to come of the beaten path in some areas, as to prevent further erosion of the fragile ecosystem.. There are over two million visitors each year.. at Acadia.. Other parks like Yellowstone or Yosemite probably more so..
As is I did not touch any of them..
Sorry Gina.
Nick
This looks like Admirable bolete, (Boletus mirabilis) but Nick it will be a big help to ID a mushroom if you will also examine the pores the gills and the rings of the mushroom. Any characteristics will easily give them away like smell, fluids, cracks. if you can recognize their habitat like what trees and such all this were all considered to ID a mushroom. Thanks
Thanks Ashish.
Wonderful...!!