I am learning as fast as I can. About mushrooms, anyhow.
These, I think, are Zeller's boletes. Boletes, at least. They have pores, rather than gills.
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Boletus zelleri? So far, nobody on iNaturalist has confirmed this. |
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Two more on the same mossy lump. |
These are growing beside a trail through once-cleared, scrubby, boggy low land, on a chunk of broken tree roots. Whether they grew from the wood or from the mud that covers it, I couldn't tell. Which makes identification iffy.
Note: This is an elegant mid-fall bolete that is easy to identify. Its cousin — B. mirabilis — looks very similar, but always grows on wood. Another cousin — B. chrysenteron — is virtually identical, but has a somewhat lighter cap with cracking in the velvet and less red on the stem. (Kitsap Mycological Society)
And then there's this:
One of two phylogenetic species from western North America that used to be called "Boletus zelleri," Xerocomellus atropurpureus is gorgeous when young and fresh, featuring a dark brown cap, a red and yellow stem, and a yellow pore surface. With age, it begins to lose some of its pizzazz, but still retains much of its original glory. (Mushroom Expert) (These are two distinct species.)
- ¿Boletus zelleri? Por ahora, esperando confirmación en iNaturalist.
- Otros en el mismo sitio.
Este es un bolete elegante que aparece a mediados del otoño, fácil de identificar. Su primo — B. mirabilis — es muy parecido, pero siempre crece en la madera. Otro primo — B. chrysenteron — es virtualmente idéntico, pero su sombrero tiene un color un poco menos fuerte, y el terciopelo está agrietado. Y el tallo tiene menos color rojo. (Kitsap Mycological Society)
Y hay esto:
Una de dos especies filogenéticas del oeste de norteamérica que antes llamábamos "Boletus zelleri," Xerocomellus atropurpureus es bellísimo cuando es joven y fresca, luciendo un sombrero marrón oscuro, un tallo rojo con amarillo; la superficie de los poros es amarillo. Al madurar, empieza a perder algo de su "pizzazz", pero todavía retiene mucha de su gloria original. (Mushroom Expert) (Nota: estas son dos especies distintas.)