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Xerocomellus dryophilus

Xerocomellus dryophilus

Photo by RandyL.
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Riparian woodland, predominately Oak.

Notes:

Blue bruising occurs almost instantly where damaged.

Reference Links:

California Fungi: Boletus dryophilus

Species ID Suggestions

bolete mushroom

Boletus rubricitrinus

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artbydesire1
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Comments (2)
artbydesire1
Another from Australia - Atherton Tablelands, Nth QLD... they are growing scattered in my front lawn after a few days of summer rain (there is an nature reserve consisting mainly of eucalypts about 30 metres away)
Mark Ridgway
Very nice indeed. In Australia we have an almost identical looking one (not properly described yet?) which appears only under eucalyptus... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21457281

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PublishedMarch 6, 2014

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