Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete - Tylopilus rubrobrunneus
The cap was soft, felty, and brownish purple in color. The cap was deformed and nearly 13 cm diameter. White to pinkish pores bruised brown. Brown club-shaped stem that was finely reticulate near the apex.
Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest next to a river.
''Tylopilus rubrobrunneus'', commonly known as the reddish brown bitter bolete,
is a bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It was first described scientifically in 1967 by Samuel J. Mazzer and Alexander H. Smith from collections made in Michigan. It is found in the United States; the bolete was reported from a Mexican beech forest in Hidalgo, Mexico in 2010.
Similar species: Boletales
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Aug 11, 2018. Captured Jul 18, 2017 10:44 in Main St S, Southbury, CT 06488, USA.
