''Retiboletus ornatipes'', commonly known as the ornate-stalked bolete or goldstalk, is a species of
bolete fungus in the family
Boletaceae. Originally named ''Boletus ornatipes'' by American mycologist
Charles Horton Peck
Charles Horton Peck (March 30, 1833 – July 11, 1917) was an American mycologist of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the New York State Botanist from 1867 to 1915, a period in which he described over 2,700 species of North American fun ...
in 1878,
it was transferred to ''
Retiboletus
''Retiboletus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. The genus, first described in 2002, contains six species distributed in north temperate
In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to ...
'' in 2002.
One guide lists the species as inedible,
while another says it is choice.
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Boletaceae
Fungi described in 1878
Fungi of North America
Taxa named by Charles Horton Peck
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