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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow stem; caps start off rounded then become flat-topped when fully open; has pores instead of gills; tallest specimen was about four inches tall with a cap about four inches wide

Habitat:

An open, grassy water retention area that is flooded in rainy season but was nearly dried out when mushrooms appeared. The nearest tree (live oak) was approximately ten yards away on the ridge around the retention area.

Notes:

This was the first time I've seen this type of mushroom in the area. Possibly a bolete?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
DebLongLookabill
I read up on boletus, and tried to go back to the site for further examination, but they were gone. Thanks for the info! Maybe I'll spot more sometime.
gully.moy
... accidentally pressed post before I finished... based on the veiny pattern on the stem I'd point you towards the genera Boletus and Tylopilus.
gully.moy
Since a Bolete is just a mushroom with a central stipe and pores underneath the cap (with the exception of the 'Gilled Bolete') we can be confident that it is a Bolete. Unfortunately my Bolete skills need improving, but based on the stipe reticulation (vieny pattern on the stem)

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Florida's Flora & Fauna

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PublishedDecember 22, 2012

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