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Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron Reddish brown cap that was very dry and cracked. Yellow, spongy pores. Stem was streaked reddish brown, and was long and curved.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89341/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html" title="Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/89341_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=iUh0VdjRlMF%2Bc3XRjFdoRGGptVk%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron Reddish brown cap that was very dry and cracked. Yellow, spongy pores. Stem was streaked reddish brown, and was long and curved.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89340/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,Xerocomellus chrysenteron" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Red-cracked Bolete,Summer,United States,Xerocomellus,Xerocomellus chrysenteron,bolete Click/tap to enlarge

Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Reddish brown cap that was very dry and cracked. Yellow, spongy pores. Stem was streaked reddish brown, and was long and curved.

Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest

Red-cracked Bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron Reddish brown cap that was very dry and cracked. Yellow, spongy pores. Stem was streaked reddish brown, and was long and curved.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89340/red-cracked_bolete_-_xerocomellus_chrysenteron.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,Xerocomellus chrysenteron

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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 Jan 29, 2020. Captured Aug 23, 2019 10:16 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.