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Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron Brick red cap that was very dry and cracked. Yellow, spongy pores bruised blue. Stem was streaky reddish yellow and was long and curved. <br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing (at the base of an oak) on the ground in a mixed forest with oak, hemlock, and pine. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65344/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html" title="Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/65344_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2Bo8EgDxNQl7WxdyoV0%2Fs2JPczu8%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron Brick red cap that was very dry and cracked. Yellow, spongy pores bruised blue. Stem was streaky reddish yellow and was long and curved. <br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing (at the base of an oak) on the ground in a mixed forest with oak, hemlock, and pine.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65345/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65346/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html Geotagged,Red-cracked Bolete,Summer,United States,Xerocomellus,Xerocomellus chrysenteron,bolete,boletus chrysenteron,fungus,mushroom" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65345/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html" title="Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/65345_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=0f40uoangv6iqHJHNsI5RmRko8s%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron Brick red cap that was very dry and cracked. Yellow, spongy pores bruised blue. Stem was streaky reddish yellow and was long and curved. <br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing (at the base of an oak) on the ground in a mixed forest with oak, hemlock, and pine. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65346/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65344/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html<br /> Geotagged,Red-cracked Bolete,Summer,United States,Xerocomellus chrysenteron,bolete,boletus chrysenteron,fungus,mushroom" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Summer,United States,Xerocomellus chrysenteron,bolete,boletus chrysenteron,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Brick red cap that was very dry and cracked. Yellow, spongy pores bruised blue. Stem was streaky reddish yellow and was long and curved.

Habitat: It was growing (at the base of an oak) on the ground in a mixed forest with oak, hemlock, and pine.

Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron Brick red cap that was very dry and cracked. Yellow, spongy pores bruised blue. Stem was streaky reddish yellow and was long and curved. <br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing (at the base of an oak) on the ground in a mixed forest with oak, hemlock, and pine.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65345/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65346/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html Geotagged,Red-cracked Bolete,Summer,United States,Xerocomellus,Xerocomellus chrysenteron,bolete,boletus chrysenteron,fungus,mushroom

Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron Brick red cap that was very dry and cracked. Yellow, spongy pores bruised blue. Stem was streaky reddish yellow and was long and curved. <br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing (at the base of an oak) on the ground in a mixed forest with oak, hemlock, and pine. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65346/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65344/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html<br /> Geotagged,Red-cracked Bolete,Summer,United States,Xerocomellus chrysenteron,bolete,boletus chrysenteron,fungus,mushroom

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The Xerocomellus chrysenteron

''Xerocomellus chrysenteron'', formerly known as ''Boletus chrysenteron'' or ''Xerocomus chrysenteron'', is a small, edible, wild mushroom in the family Boletaceae. These mushrooms have tubes and pores instead of gills beneath their caps. It is commonly known as the red cracking bolete.

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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 20, 2018. Captured Aug 16, 2018 10:41 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.