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Marshmallow Bolete (Fistulinella mollis)
This bolete had a flat caramel coloured thin slimy cap. The fertile pore surface was thick and hung like a wet sponge. It was a pale purple with open angular pores. The pore surface became mushy like custard when touched. The narrow stipe was pale and long.
Spotted on damp, soft mossy forest floor - (Dandenong Ranges)
''Fistulinella mollis'', commonly known as the marshmallow bolete, is a bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae found in Australia.
John Burton Cleland originally described the marshmallow bolete as ''Boletus mollis'' in 1934, the species name being the Latin adjective ''mollis'' "soft". It was classified in the genus ''Fistulinella'' by Roy Watling. Common names include caramel-capped bolete or marshmallow bolete from its soft consistency.
The red- or caramel-brown cap ranges.. more
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