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Humble Bolete
Tylopilus humilis
Tylopilus humilis, commonly known as the humble bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It was first described scientifically in 1967 by Harry Delbert Thiers from collections made in Mendocino, California.
The brown cap is 4–12 centimetres (1+1⁄2–4+1⁄2 in) wide. The flesh is white, brusing pinkish, and has a mild taste. The tubes are whitish then become pinkish, staining brown. The stalk is up to 5 cm long, whitish above and brownish below. The spore print is reddish-brown.
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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 499804.