Maryland Biodiversity Project - Spotted Bolete (Xanthoconium affine)

Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine (Peck) Singer

Synonyms: Boletus affinis, Xanthoconium affine reticulatum, Xanthoconium affinis.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Boletales > Family Boletaceae > Genus Xanthoconium Spotted Bolete - Xanthoconium affine - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/5048

Status:

Found scattered or in small groups on ground in mixed forests.

Description:

Cap: Orange / yellow / brown ground color with paler spots; convex; flesh white. Pores: White to yellow; stain yellow / olive. Stalk: White with yellow tinge; bruises tan / pinkish; may have enlarged base. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 22 records in the project database.

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Spotted Bolete (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2014). (Photo ID: 21737 - Psn: 30)

Spotted Bolete (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spotted Bolete (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2014). (Photo ID: 21739 - Psn: 32)

Spotted Bolete (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spotted Bolete (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2011). (Photo ID: 21740 - Psn: 50)

Spotted Bolete (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2011). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Spotted Bolete (pores and stalk) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2011). (Photo ID: 21741 - Psn: 52)

Spotted Bolete (pores and stalk) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2011). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spotted Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 345399 - Psn: 60)

Spotted Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Spotted Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 345401 - Psn: 100)

Spores of Spotted Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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