Pseudoboletus parasiticus

Pseudoboletus parasiticus, previously known as Boletus parasiticus and Xerocomus parasiticus, and commonly known as the parasitic bolete, is a rare Boletaceae mushroom found on earthballs (Scleroderma citrinum). Pseudoboletus parasiticus is one of the early most diverging lineages of the Boletaceae, the lineage of Chalciporus spp and Buchwaldoboletus lignicola is the most basal lineage in the Boletaceae.[1]

Pseudoboletus parasiticus
B. parasiticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Boletales
Family:
Boletaceae
Genus:
Pseudoboletus
Species:
P. parasiticus
Binomial name
Pseudoboletus parasiticus
(Bull.) Šutara, 1790
Pseudoboletus parasiticus
float
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is flat
stipe is bare
spore print is yellow to olive
ecology is parasitic
edibility: edible, but unpalatable

Description

The cap is hemispherical when young, later flat, yellowish brown or darker and up to 5 cm in diameter. The flesh is pale yellow with a mild taste and the spores are olive. The stem is pale yellow to olive. While edible, it is of poor quality.[2]

Pseudoboletus parasiticus

See also

References
  • E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.
  2. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.

Pseudoboletus parasiticus in Index Fungorum
Pseudoboletus parasiticus in Index Fungorum
Pseudoboletus parasiticus in MycoBank.
Pseudoboletus parasiticus in MycoBank.


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