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Xanthoconium purpureum Soft, red, convex cap with a slightly inrolled margin. The pores were white. Stem was white with brownish streaks.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on the ground in a deciduous forest. Geotagged,Summer,United States,Xanthoconium purpureum Click/tap to enlarge

Xanthoconium purpureum

Soft, red, convex cap with a slightly inrolled margin. The pores were white. Stem was white with brownish streaks.

Habitat: It was growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.

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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 Oct 26, 2018. Captured Aug 5, 2018 10:18 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.