''Tylopilus mitissimus'' is a
bolete fungus in the family
Boletaceae found in
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
, where it grows under
oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...
in
montane woodland. It was
described as new to science in 1991.
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mitissimus
Fungi described in 1991
Fungi of Central America
Fungus species
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