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Red Cracking Bolete
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
33.8699, -83.6945
Field Notes
Description:
Cap, ca 2.5-inch diameter, red with fine cracks. Hard to evaluate KOH staining on cap.
Immediately staining blue when cut. KOH (3%) reverses staining in flesh, stains yellow.
Pore surface yellow; staining intense blue immediately when bruised.
Stipe, tapering from apex to base; white at base, then red fading to yellow at apex; ca 0.5 inches at base. KOH stains stipe red.
Spore print, olive-brown. Spores, smooth; ca. 13-15µ x 3µ.
Habitat:
Growing alone in an open field. No trees in immediate vicinity; no apparent association with wood.
Reference Links:
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
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PublishedAugust 20, 2016
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