Biology:Retiboletus griseus
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Retiboletus |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/RetiboletusR. griseus
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| Binomial name | |
| Template:Taxonomy/RetiboletusRetiboletus griseus (Frost) Manfr. Binder & Bresinsky (2002)
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| Retiboletus griseus[2] | |
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 | pores on hymenium |
 | cap is convex |
 | spore print is yellow-brown |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | edibility: edible |
Retiboletus griseus, commonly known as the gray bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae.
Taxonomy
The species was first described scientifically in 1878 by American botanist Charles Christopher Frost.[3] It was transferred to Retiboletus in 2002.[4]
Description
The grayish cap is convex, 4–10 centimetres (1 1⁄2–4 in) wide, and soft or leathery.[5] The stem is yellowish, 4–10 cm tall and 1–3 cm (1⁄2–1 1⁄4 in) thick.[5] The flesh is whitish and can stain tannish. The spore print is olive brown.[5]
Similar species
Lookalikes include R. vinaceipes, Tylopilus griseocarneus, T. variobrunneus, and Leccinum albellum.[5]
Habitat and distribution
Retiboletus griseus can be found under oak trees in eastern North America from June to September.[5]
Uses
The species is edible but often infested with worms.[6]
References
- ↑ "Retiboletus ornatipes (Frost) Manfr. Binder & Bresinsky 2002". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=381116.
- ↑ Kuo, M. (2016, October). Retiboletus griseus. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/retiboletus_griseus.html
- ↑ Peck CH. (1878). "Report of the Botanist (1875)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History 29: 29–82.
- ↑ Binder M, Bresinsky A. (2002). "Retiboletus, a new genus for a species-complex in the Boletaceae producing retipolides". Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 113 (1–2): 30–40. doi:10.1002/1522-239x(200205)113:1/2<30::aid-fedr30>3.0.co;2-d.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. pp. 355. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ↑ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. pp. 522. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5. https://archive.org/details/mushroomsdemysti00aror_0/page/522/.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10651378 entry
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