Boletinellus merulioides
Boletinellus merulioides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Boletinellaceae |
Genus: | Boletinellus |
Species: | B. merulioides
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Binomial name | |
Boletinellus merulioides (
Murrill (1909) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Boletinellus merulioides, commonly known as the ash-tree bolete, is a species of
Taxonomy
The species was first
Description
The cap is initially convex before becoming flattened to convex in maturity, and attains a diameter of 5–12 cm (2.0–4.7 in). The cap surface is dry to slightly sticky, and smooth or covered with tiny fibrils. Its color ranges from yellow brown to reddish brown, and will bruise dull yellow-brown. The flesh is yellow and, when cut, will either have no color reaction or change slowly to blue-green. It has no distinctive odor.[7] The pore surface is pale yellow to dull gold or olive, but will slowly turn blue and then reddish brown as a reaction to injury. The pores are boletinoid, meaning that they have a structure intermediate between gills and pores. They are about 1 mm wide, and the tube layer is 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) deep.[5]
The fruit bodies are edible but of low quality,[8] with an acidic and unpleasant taste.[7] The mushrooms can be used in mushroom dyeing to produce light brown or dark orangish brown colors, depending on the mordant used.[9]
Ecology and distribution
Fruit bodies of Boletinellus merulioides grow on the ground scattered or in groups, almost always near
The fungus is found in eastern North America, from eastern Canada south to Alabama and west to Wisconsin. It is also found in Mexico. A common species, it fruits in summer and autumn.[5] It has also been reported in Asia (Japan).[12]
See also
References
- ^ Singer R. (1938). "Sur les genres Ixocomus, Boletinus, Phylloporus, Gyrodon et Gomphidius. 2. Les Boletinus". Revue de Mycologie (in French). 3 (4–5): 157–77.
- ^ "Boletinellus merulioides (Schwein.) Murrill 1909". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- JSTOR 1004834.
- JSTOR 3753167.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8156-0588-1.
- PMID 10620406. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ISBN 0-8156-0680-X.
- JSTOR 3793304.
- ^ Brundrett MC, Kendrick B (1987). "The relationship between the ash bolete (Boletinellus merulioides) and an aphid parasitic on ash tree roots". Symbiosis. 3 (3): 315–320.
- ISSN 0388-8266.