Hemileccinum hortonii
Species of fungus
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Hemileccinum hortonii, sometimes called Corrugated Bolete or Horton's Bolete, is a fungus of the genus Hemileccinum.
| Hemileccinum hortonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Hemileccinum |
| Species: | H. hortonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemileccinum hortonii (A.H. Sm. & Thiers) M. Kuo & B. Ortiz | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Hemileccinum hortonii | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is olive-brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is choice |
Taxonomy
First described as variety corrugis of Boletus subglabripes by Charles Horton Peck in 1897, it was given its current name in 1971 by mycologists Alexander H. Smith and Harry Delbert Thiers.[2]
Description
The brownish cap is 3–12 centimetres (1+1⁄4–4+3⁄4 in) wide. The stem is 4–10 cm (1+1⁄2–4 in) tall and 1–2.5 cm (1⁄2–1 in) thick. The flesh is whitish and can stain light blue. The spore print is olive brown.[3]
Similar species
It resembles Boletus separans, Leccinum crocipodium, and L. rugosiceps.[3] Hemileccinum subglabripes is similar, but differs by having a relatively smooth cap and a stem covered in tiny yellow scabers.
