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Field Notes

Description:

A large mushroom, perhaps an old specimen (pictures 1-4). When it's damaged it exudes a white latex-like material. Yellow stipe. There's a spongy brown, porous underside to the cap, which is infested with tiny yellow maggots/larvae. The last two shots show the lighter colored, presumably younger mushrooms, which sometimes grow in groups.

Habitat:

Forest in light shade. Substrate is detritus/leaf matter.

Notes:

Definitely Boletaceae. Possibly Baorangia bicolor,Neoboletus, a Boletus species (rubropunctus?), or Xerocomus tenax.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Christine Y.
Excellent, you're welcome! I largely depend on the people at MO for help with mushroom IDs!
mauna Kunzah
I will certainly try that, Christine. Thank you!
Christine Y.
It could be Baorangia bicolor...I recommend posting it on Mushroom Observer. They are very knowledgable and helpful!
mauna Kunzah
Thanks, AntónioGinjaGinja. I think we're on the right track; it's definitely a Boletus sp., but there are many look alikes.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Nice finding Mauna,it's a bolete species,you have to search to see the exact one,i find it very similar to the Xerocomus armeniacus ,but could be another,so check the ones common in your area https://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FList_of_Boletus_species&ei=vNooU4144bfRBfeAgcgP&usg=AFQjCNEBo3MceMJTzRXVKApy-AfabfSVIw&sig2=C6Y1r7Fugv4z-8Jdx6iw3A&bvm=bv.62922401,d.bGE

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Mushroom Mapping
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The Color Red
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Fruiting Bodies of the World
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedMarch 16, 2014

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