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Boletus variipes
Boletus variipes is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae, native to North America. It was originally described by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1888.
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Description
Boletus variipes has a dry tan or brown-gray cap, which is broad, convex to almost flat, between 6 and 20 centimetres (2+1⁄2 and 8 inches) wide, with a tendency to become cracked or finely patched in maturity. The pore surface below is white when young (when the pores appear "stuffed"), yellowing to olive as the spores mature, with a density of 1 to 2 pores per millimetre. The stipe is whitish to brown, frequently reticulated, between 8 and 15 cm (3 and 6 in) long and 1 to 3.5 cm (1⁄2 to 1+1⁄2 in) thick, equal or wider in the middle or towards the base. The flesh does not discolor when cut or bruised. The spore print is olive brown.
Range & habitat
Boletus variipes is common throughout eastern North America and has been documented in Costa Rica. It is mycorrhizal with hardwoods, particularly oaks.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 194218.