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Rubroboletus eastwoodiae
Species of fungus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rubroboletus eastwoodiae, sometimes (but inaccurately) called satan's bolete,[2] is a possibly toxic basidiomycete fungus of the bolete family. It occurs on the West Coast of the United States. It is closely related to Rubroboletus pulcherrimus.
Rubroboletus eastwoodiae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Boletaceae |
Genus: | Rubroboletus |
Species: | R. eastwoodiae |
Binomial name | |
Rubroboletus eastwoodiae (Murrill) Vasquez, Simonini, Svetash., Mikšík, & Vizzini, 2017 | |
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Rubroboletus eastwoodiae | |
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![]() | Pores on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is convex |
![]() | Hymenium is adnate |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is olive-brown |
![]() | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
![]() | Edibility is unknown |
The mushroom turns blue when cut[3] The cap is 10–25 cm wide, convex, olive-colored, pinkish in age, dry, has margin that curves inward then expands, and yellowish flesh.[3] The stalk is 7–15 cm tall and 3–6 cm wide.[3] The spores are olive-brown, elliptical, and smooth.[3] Edibility of this species is unknown, it may be poisonous.[3]
It looks similar to but is genetically distinct from the European species Rubroboletus satanas.[2] It is also similar to Rubroboletus pulcherrimus and Suillellus amygdalinus.[3]