Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus (Bulliard) Quélet    Synonyms: Boletus castaneus.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Boletales   >   Family Gyroporaceae   >   Genus Gyroporus   

Status:

Found solitary or in scattered groups on ground in mixed hardwood/coniferous forests.

Description:

Cap: Chestnut/orange-brown, convex (flat in age), finely velvety, dry; margin often splits in age; flesh white, brittle. Pores: Whitish/buff, circular. Stalk: Color of cap or lighter at apex, surface uneven, thicker in middle. Cap stains yellow, then bleaches white with KOH (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

There are 89 records in the project database.

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A Chestnut Bolete in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/22/2014). Determined by Lance Biechele. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Chestnut Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2013). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Chestnut Bolete in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/7/2019). (c) samanthaeff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by samanthaeff via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Chestnut Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Chestnut Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A Chestnut Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2010). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Chestnut Bolete (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Chestnut Boletes growing in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Chestnut Bolete (pores) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Chestnut Bolete in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/16/2018). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Chestnut Bolete in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/30/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Chestnut Bolete in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/16/2018). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

A Chestnut Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (8/5/2013). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

Chestnut Bolete in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Brody McAllister, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Brody McAllister via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Chestnut Bolete in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/4/2014). Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

Spores of Chestnut Bolete in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Chestnut Bolete specimen found in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2010). Elliptical, smooth; measured 8.8-10.0 x 5.2-5.6 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Chestnut Bolete in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by spyingnaturalist via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Chestnut Bolete in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by spyingnaturalist via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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