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Burnt-orange Bolete
(Tylopilus balloii) |
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A bright orange, flame-colored cap makes this bolete distinct. The convex to irregularly-flat cap, which ages brownish, is 2 to 4-/3/4 inches across. The white flesh discolors from pinkish to reddish-brown.
The tubes attach to or descend the stalk slightly. The white pores discolor brown. The spore print is light brown. The stalk is 1 to 4/3/4 inches long, 1/4 to 1 inch thick, beige to brownish. It grows in sandy soil, under oaks and beeches, throughout the eastern half of North America, in the summer. Although nonpoisonous, it's unpleasant-tasting. |
