Boletus separans
Species of fungus
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Boletus separans is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae.
| Boletus separans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Boletus |
| Species: | B. separans |
| Binomial name | |
| Boletus separans Peck (1873) | |
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Taxonomy
The species was described as new to science in 1873 by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck.[1] In 1998, Roy Halling and Ernst Both transferred the bolete to the genus Xanthoconium.[2] Molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 shows that it is more closely related to Boletus sensu stricto than to Xanthoconium.[3]
Description
The brownish cap is 4–12 centimetres (1+1⁄2–4+3⁄4 in) wide with dented pits. There are 1–3 pores per millimetre, white when young, aging to yellow.[4] The stem is 4–12 cm tall and 1.5–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) thick. The flesh is white, with a mild scent and taste; the smell is unpleasant when dried. The spore print is brownish.[4]
It resembles Xanthoconium purpureum and Tylopilus rubrobrunneus.[4]
Habitat and distribution
It grows on the ground in the eastern United States from June to September.[4]
Uses
The species is a choice edible mushroom.[5]
