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Field Notes

Description:

Yellowish mushroom caps, the largest is about 2.5 inches in diameter. Underside is sponge like, not ribbed like commercial mushrooms.

First sighting at this location after four years of observation.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

It is a "bolete" but it is not in the genus Boletus. Maybe a Suillus species. There's no way to get a positive ID without seeing the entire mushroom though.
the pores under the cap says its a bolete mushroom The Illinois natural history survey listed the following species Boletus castaneus Boletus curtisii Boletus frostii Boletus glabellus Boletus miniato-olivaceus Boletus peckii Boletus rubellus Boletus rubropunctus Boletus separans Boletus subsanguineus Strobilomyces floccopus also, look for the color of the stipe or stem, not in the picture, plus if the mushroom bruises a blue color when you touch it. They will all help with a more detailed id http://greennature.com/article92.html

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