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Xanthoconium purpureum Soft, red, convex cap; white pores; Stem was whitish with brownish streaks.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on the ground in a mixed forest. Geotagged,Summer,United States,Xanthoconium,Xanthoconium purpureum,bolete,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Xanthoconium purpureum

Soft, red, convex cap; white pores; Stem was whitish with brownish streaks.

Habitat: It was growing on the ground in a mixed forest.

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The Xanthoconium purpureum

"Xanthoconium purpureum" is a species of bolete fungus in the genus "Xanthoconium". It was described as new to science in 1962 by Wally Snell and Esther Dick in 1962. It is found in eastern North America, where it fruits under oak, sometimes in oak-pine forests.

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Similar species: Boletales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 1, 2021. Captured Jul 11, 2020 10:08 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO1250
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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