Austroboletus niveus (G.Stev.) Wolfe

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Austroboletus niveus (G.Stev.) Wolfe

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 10109 with N. Fechner, 08 Mar 2017

  • Location

    Australia. New South Wales. Central Coast. 7 km W of intersection Pacific Hwy & Ourimbah Creek Road, O'Sullivan's Way.

  • Habitat

    Sclerophyll. Eucalyptus acmenoides, E. saligna, Syncarpia, Allocasuarina. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 3.5-8.5 cm broad, obtusely subumbonate when young, becoming plano-convex with age, tacky-sticky, suede-like becoming matted, pale ochraceous with pink tones, with a short sterile projecting margin. Flesh white, unchanging, with mild odor and bitter taste. Tubes adnexed, whitish when young, becoming pinkish vinaceous with age, with pores likewise, staining light brownish when bruised. Stipe 7.5-12 cm long, 10-13 mm broad, equal to slightly broader below, coarsely alveolate-reticulate when young, less so with age, white overall at first, developing some pale brownish to pale yellowish stains (not oxidizing) with age, white at base with white rhizoids, with interior white, unchanging, becoming hollow.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    This color morph is of the pinkish ochraceous form.

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in DAR

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02861440

    Occurrence ID: 0f13d7e0-874c-4c24-bb18-7d20edca5599

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Australia

  • State/Province

    New South Wales

  • Locality

    Central Coast. 7 km W of intersection Pacific Hwy & Ourimbah Creek Road, O'Sullivan's Way.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 164 m. (538 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -33.3319, 151.308

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Austroboletus ttsfExM1^EJ& ^
Australia. New South Wales: Central Coast, Palm Grove. 7 km W of intersection Pacific Hwy
& Ourimbah Creek Road, O'Sullivan's Way.
33°19'54.7"S,	151°18'30.3"E;	64	m.	8	March	2017
Vegetation:	Eucalyptus acmenoides, E. saligna, Syncarpia, Allocasuarina; gregarious, on soil.
leg: R. E. Hailing, no. 10109 (N. Fechner)
det: R. E. Hailing
Pileus 3.5-8.5 cm broad, obtusely subumbonate when young, becoming plano-convex with age, tacky-
sticky, suede-like becoming matted, pale ochraceous with pink tones, with a short sterile projecting
margin. Flesh white, unchanging, with mild odor and bitter taste. Tubes adnexed, whitish when young,
becoming pinkish vinaceous with age, with pores likewise, staining light brownish when bruised. Stipe
7.5-12 cm long, 10-13 mm broad, equal to slightly broader below, coarsely alveolate-reticulate when
young, less so with age, white overall at first, developing some pale brownish to pale yellowish stains
(not oxidizing) with age, white at base with white rhizoids, with interior white, unchanging, becoming
hollow.
MACROFUNGI OF AUSTRALIA
Orange Agricultural Institute and New Yoik Botanical Garden
02861440