Boletellus ananas (M.A.Curtis) Murrill

  • Family

    Boletaceae (Basidiomycota)

  • Scientific Name

    Boletellus ananas (M.A.Curtis) Murrill

  • Primary Citation

    The Boletaceae of North America--I
    Mycologia 1: 10. 1909

  • Basionym

    Boletus ananas M.A.Curtis

  • Description

    Diagnosis: Pileus coarsely or sometimes finely squamose, red to light red to pink, soon fading to tan or pale buff. Flesh white to pale yellow, cyanescent. Tubes yellow to sordid yellow to greenish yellow, sometimes reddish brown with age. Stipe white to pale tan, sometimes with a red zone at apex, white at the bulbous base. Spores longtitudinally ribbed with cross striae.

    Type: Boletus ananas M.A. Curtis

    Registration number: MB100683

    Distribution: Eastern North America, Mexico, Central America, Colombia

    Ectomycorrhiza: Pinaceae (Pinus), Fagaceae (Quercus; possibly Fagus in Mexico).

    Commentary: This is the type species of the genus Boletellus. The concept and application of the name of New World material is quite broad due to macro-morphological variations seen in pileus features and contexxt colors and oxidation reactions.

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