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''Pseudoboletus parasiticus'', previously known as ''Boletus parasiticus'' and ''Xerocomus parasiticus'', and commonly known as the parasitic bolete, is a rare Boletaceae mushroom found on earthballs ('' Scleroderma citrinum''). ''Pseudoboletus parasiticus'' is one of the earliest-diverging lineages of the Boletaceae, after the
''Pseudoboletus parasiticus'', previously known as ''Boletus parasiticus'' and ''Xerocomus parasiticus'', and commonly known as the parasitic bolete, is a rare Boletaceae mushroom found on earthballs ('' Scleroderma citrinum''). ''Pseudoboletus parasiticus'' is one of the earliest-diverging lineages of the Boletaceae, after the clade
A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...
comprising ''Chalciporus
''Chalciporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae (suborder (biology), suborder Boletineae). There are approximately 25 species in the genus.
French mycologist Frédéric Bataille erected the genus in 1908, though it did not gain gener ...
'' and ''Buchwaldoboletus
''Buchwaldoboletus'' is a genus of bolete fungi in the family Boletaceae. It was circumscribed by mycologist Albert Pilát in 1969. According to a 2011 survey of the genus, ''Buchwaldoboletus'' contains about a dozen species that are saprotroph ...
''.
Description
The cap is hemispherical when young, later flat, yellowish brown or darker and up to 5 cm in diameter. The flesh is pale yellow and the spores are olive. The stem is pale yellow to olive. While edible, it is of poor quality.See also
* List of ''Boletus'' species * List of North American boletesReferences
Further reading
* E. Garnweidner. ''Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe''. Collins. 1994. parasiticus parasiticus Edible fungi Fungi of Europe {{Boletales-stub