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"Gyroporus castaneus", or commonly the chestnut bolete, is a small, white-pored relation of the "Boletus" mushrooms. It has a brown cap, and is usually found with oak trees. It differs from the true boletes in that the spores are a pale straw colour.

Similar species: Boletales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Nov 30, 2022. Captured Sep 30, 2021 09:59 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/166s
  • ISO1000
  • 100mm