Chestnut Bolete
(Gyroporus castaneus)
sculpture, acrylic paint
Notice how the pores abutting the stalk of the specimen on the right are deeply sunken
by "Wildman"
This bolete has a dry, convex to flat, chestnut-brown cap 1-1/4 to 4 inches across. The white flesh doesn't change color when bruised.
photo by "Wildman"
The light-brown, hollow stalk is 1-1/4 to 3-1/2 inches long, 1/4 to 3/8 inches thick, but much thicker near the base.
Notice that the pore surface of this young specimen is white, while the sculpture (top, right) was modeled after an older specimens with yellow pores
photo by "Wildman"
This mushroom grows under hardwoods from early summer to early fall in eastern North America, and occasionally under live oaks on the West Coast.
This is a choice mushroom, especially delicious, but you usually find too few to make a meal, and you have to collect it while the pores are still white. By the time they turn yellow, the mushroom is full of maggots.
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