Tylopilus peralbidus
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Species: | T. peralbidus
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Tylopilus peralbidus (
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Tylopilus peralbidus is a bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae native to the eastern United States.
Taxonomy
The species was first
Description
The
The spore print is cream-buff. Spores are smooth, cylindrical to somewhat club-shaped, and measure 7–12 by 2.3–3.5 μm. The flesh quickly stains dark grey to violet grey when a drop of iron(II) sulfate (FeSO4) solution is applied; potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution turns the flesh yellow to yellow-ochre.[5]
Habitat and distribution
Fruit bodies of Tylopilus peralbidus grow singly to scattered on the ground under oaks, or occasionally with pine. Preferred habitats include shaded lawns and along roads. Found in the eastern United States, the bolete has been recorded from North Carolina south to Florida, west to Texas. It fruits from May to October.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Tylopilus peralbidus (Snell & Beardslee) Murrill, Mycologia, 30 (5): 521, 1938". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- doi:10.2307/3754120.
- doi:10.2307/3754346.
- ^ Baroni TJ, Both EE, Bessette AE (1998). "Tylopilus rhodoconius, comb. nov. – new records, critical observations, illustrations and notes on biogeography". Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. 36: 257–260.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8156-0588-1.