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Bolete

Boletus sp.

Photo by gobospring
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Field Notes

Description:

About 5" tall. Rust red-orange cap with bright yellow underside. No gills.

Habitat:

Hardwood forest

Species ID Suggestions

Bolete

Boletus sp.
mauna Kunzah
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King Bolete

Boletus Regius

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CorduneanuVlad
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Comments (4)
gobospring
Thank you both for suggestions! Still trying to decide!
CorduneanuVlad
What you have found looks like the King Bolete - Boletus Regius
mauna Kunzah
I think it's cool that your mushroom's gills are absent, nice find! Boletes are notoriously hard to identify, ergo I've given a somewhat vague ID.

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Mushrooms of Appalachia

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PublishedSeptember 3, 2013

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