Lilac BoleteBoletus separans Peck

Taxon ID: 16296

Summary

Lilac Bolete (Boletus separans) is a species in the genus Boletus.

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MBP has nine records spanning three counties (Baltimore, Howard, and Montgomery).

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Lilac Bolete (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/30/2012).

Lilac Bolete (Boletus separans Peck) Media by Joanne Solem View Record

Lilac Bolete (wrinkled caps) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/30/2012).

Lilac Bolete (Boletus separans Peck) Media by Joanne Solem View Record

Lilac Bolete (pores and upper stalk) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/30/2012).

Lilac Bolete (Boletus separans Peck) Media by Joanne Solem View Record

Lilac Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (7/30/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Lilac Bolete (Boletus separans Peck) Media by Joanne Solem View Record

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Status

Found scattered or in groups on ground in predominantly oak forests.

Description

Cap: Variable in purplish, red-brown range; wrinkled; convex; flesh white. Pores: White to yellowish in age. Stalk: Apex and base lighter; middle with rose tinge; reticulated; flesh white. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

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