Filed As:

Boletaceae
Austroboletus niveus (G.Stev.) Wolfe

All Determinations:

Austroboletus niveus (G.Stev.) Wolfe det. R. E. Halling

Austroboletus eburneus Watling & N.M.Greg. det. R. E. Halling

Location:

Australia. Queensland. Great Sandy National Park, Fraser Island, Ungowa Rd, near Ungowa. Alt. 22 m. (72 ft.)

Collector(s):

R. E. Halling 9210 with N. Fechner, K. Querengasser, 09 Jun 2009

Description:

Pileus 4-8 cm broad, convex to plano-convex, sometimes with a low broad umbo, slightly tacky when fresh, with suede-like texture, this disappearing with age, white with hints of very pale yellow and some brownish pink stains in situ, with appendiculate, sterile veil remnants at margin. Flesh white, unchanging, with mild odor and bitter taste. Tubes adnexed, white at first, becoming vinaceous pink. Stipe 9-15 cm long, 1-2 cm broad, equal to subclavate, strict or curved, lacunose-reticulate to alveolate, especially below, moist to sticky, white overall, developing yellow to brownish yellow stains at base with age, with white basal mycelium and rhizmorphic strands.

Habitat:

Dry sclerophyll. Allocasuarina, Leptospermum, Eucalyptus. Gregarious. Sand.

Other:

Specimen Notes: duplicate in BRI & HKAS

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 1115424
GUID: 7ba14e60-2765-48ef-8022-71b44d26083b

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (-25.4893, 152.998)

Distribution:

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