Xanthoconium affine
Species of fungus
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Xanthoconium affine is a species of bolete fungus of the genus Xanthoconium. First described as a species of Boletus by Charles Horton Peck in 1873,[1] it was placed in its current genus by Rolf Singer in 1944.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoconium |
| Species: | X. affine |
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The convex cap is 3.5–9 centimetres (1+1⁄2–3+1⁄2 in) wide and brownish. The pores are whitish, darkening with age. The stem is 3.5–9 cm tall and 1–2 cm thick. The flesh is white with a mild scent. The spore print is yellowish brown.[3]
It may resemble X. purpureum, Boletus separans, and Tylopilus felleus.[3]
It can be found under oak and beech trees in eastern North America from June to September.[3]
