Maryland Biodiversity Project - Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus)

Old Man of the Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Scopoli) Berkeley

Synonyms: Strobilomyces floccopus.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Boletales > Family Boletaceae > Genus Strobilomyces Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces strobilaceus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/16243

Status:

Found solitary on ground or on well-rotted wood in hardwood forests only.

Description:

Cap grayish covered with large, soft, woolly black scales. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Compare S. confusus. See also Old Man of the Woods genus page.

Records:

There are 54 records in the project database.

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Old Man of the Woods in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/14/2013). (Photo ID: 42842 - Psn: 30)

Old Man of the Woods in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/14/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Old Man of the Woods in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2015). (Photo ID: 43266 - Psn: 36)

Old Man of the Woods in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Old Man of the Woods (<em>S. strobilaceus</em>) (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/29/2010). (Photo ID: 21515 - Psn: 40)

Old Man of the Woods (S. strobilaceus) (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/29/2010). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Old Man of the Woods in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/2/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 125277 - Psn: 45)

Old Man of the Woods in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/2/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Old Man of the Woods (split fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/1/2011). (Photo ID: 21516 - Psn: 50)

Old Man of the Woods (split fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/1/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Old Man of the Woods in Charles Co., Maryland (8/2/2019). (c) Tim Emhoff, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 177555 - Psn: 84)

Old Man of the Woods in Charles Co., Maryland (8/2/2019). (c) Tim Emhoff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tim Emhoff via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Old Man of the Woods in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 186399 - Psn: 200)

Old Man of the Woods in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Old Man of the Woods in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). No rights reserved. (Photo ID: 303437 - Psn: 200)

Old Man of the Woods in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). No rights reserved. Photo by Jennifer Siegmann via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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