Porphyrellus formosus
Species of fungus
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Porphyrellus formosus, the dark velvet bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae, first described as Tylopilus formosus by Greta Stevenson in 1962, and moved to Porphyrellus genus in 2014 by J. A. Cooper.[1]
| Porphyrellus formosus | |
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Porphyrellus |
| Species: | P. formosus |
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| Porphyrellus formosus (G. Stev.) J. A. Cooper | |
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It is endemic to New Zealand, forming mycorrhiza with southern beeches and mānuka. It's distinguishing feature is all-black and velvety surface of cap and stalk. It initially has white pores that turn golden when aged.[2]