Burnt-orange Bolete Tylopilus ballouii (Peck) Singer    Synonyms: Tylopilus balloui.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Boletales   >   Family Boletaceae   >   Genus Tylopilus   

Status:

Found solitary or in small groups on ground under hardwoods or pines.

Description:

Cap: Shades of orange, convex to flat/irregular; dry; flesh white but bruises shades of brown. Pores: White to dingy white or even pinkish in age; bruise brown. Stalk: White with orange tinge; bruises brown; base may be swollen. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 18 records in the project database.

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Burnt-orange Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A Burnt-orange Bolete (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/1/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Burnt-orange Bolete (Tylopilus ballouii) in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/16/2013). Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

A Burnt-orange Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2013). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

Burnt-orange Bolete in Harford Co., Maryland (7/26/2019). (c) Ryan Patrick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by biglaughinggym via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Burnt-orange Bolete growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/20/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Burnt-orange Bolete in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/8/2018). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Serenella Linares via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Burnt-orange Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2014). Image presents cut fruiting body showing color of bruising. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Burnt-orange Bolete specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2014). Elliptical, smooth; measured 6.7-8.6 X 4.0-4.3 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)


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