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Boletus granulatus (Family: Bolbitiaceae) |
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Common name: Granular-stalk Bolete, Weeping Bolete  |
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Edibility:  |
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Size: |
30 - 90 mm |
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Colour: |
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Rusty brown or tawny (fulvous) |
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Spore bearing structure: |
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Pores |
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Flesh: |
Mushroom slimy or sticky |
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Spore colour: |
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Light to dark brown |
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Medicinal: |
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Smell / taste: |
Pleasant and mildly mushroomy smell - Edible and tasty. |
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Fruiting season: |
autumn |
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General info:  |
Grows in large overlapping clusters under pines The sticky orange-tan cap, small, yellow tubes and creamy yellow stem, dotted with granules of dried droplets, are distinguishing features. |
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Pileus (Cap) / Gill:  |
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Gill attachment: |
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Gill has decurrent tooth: |
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Pileus (Cap) / Gill info:  |
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Dome-shaped, expanding to convex and flattening with age. Light orange tan, becoming deeper in colour and sticky when wet. Tubes samll less tan 1 mm in diameter and 7mm deep. |
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Stem:  |
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Stem info:  |
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35mm-80mm long x 7mm-15mm. Creamy yellow, flushing reddish or purplish brown towards base. Upper half is covered with yellow, flushing reddish or purplish brown |
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Habitat: |
Grows in woods |
Habitat info:  |
Grows in overlapping clusters under pines. |
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