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Xanthoconium purpureum Flat, bald, reddish orange cap. White pores that do not bruise. Stipe was tapered at the base. Gives a flash of green with ammonia.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64865/xanthoconium_purpureum.html" title="Xanthoconium purpureum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/64865_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=6RMTbiaTUjaE8AL9zM4mgLWrF30%3D" width="200" height="164" alt="Xanthoconium purpureum Flat, bald, reddish orange cap. White pores that do not bruise. Stipe was tapered at the base. Gives a flash of green with ammonia.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64861/xanthoconium_purpureum.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,Xanthoconium,Xanthoconium purpureum,fungus,mushroom" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Summer,United States,Xanthoconium purpureum,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Xanthoconium purpureum

Flat, bald, reddish orange cap. White pores that do not bruise. Stipe was tapered at the base. Gives a flash of green with ammonia.

Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest.

Xanthoconium purpureum Flat, bald, reddish orange cap. White pores that do not bruise. Stipe was tapered at the base. Gives a flash of green with ammonia.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64861/xanthoconium_purpureum.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,Xanthoconium,Xanthoconium purpureum,fungus,mushroom

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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 Aug 12, 2018. Captured Aug 12, 2018 09:03 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.