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Porphyrellus indecisus

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Species of fungus

Porphyrellus indecisus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Porphyrellus
Species: P. indecisus
Binomial name
Porphyrellus indecisus
(Peck) E.-J. Gilbert
Synonyms
List
  • Boletus indecisus Peck (1888)
  • Tylopilus indecisus (Peck) Murrill (1909)
  • Boletus subpunctipes Peck
  • Tylopilus subpunctipes (Peck) A.H. Sm. & Thiers

Porphyrellus indecisus, commonly known as the indecisive bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae native to North America. It was described in 1888 by Charles Horton Peck.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Charles Horton Peck in 1888 as Boletus indecisus. In 1909, William Murrill used the name Tylopilus indecisus to refer to this species. The current name was first used by Édouard-Jean Gilbert in 1931.

Description

Fruiting bodies of Porphyrellus indecisus have convex to flat, brown caps that are about 2-10 inches (5-25 cm) in diameter. The surface of the cap is often smooth and dry. The pores are small at first, but get larger as the mushroom ages. The stipe is sometimes, but not always, thicker at the base. The spore print is pinkish-tan to reddish-brown, sometimes with a vinaceous tinge.

Edibility

Porphyrellus indecisus is edible.

See also

References

Species of fungus
Porphyrellus indecisusView the Mycomorphbox template that generates the following listMycological characteristics
Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Stipe is bare
Spore print is tan to reddish-brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible
  1. ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
  2. ^ Porphyrellus indecisus in Index Fungorum
  3. Murrill, William A. (1909-01-01). The Boletaceae of North America: I. JSTOR. Mycologia.
  4. ^ Siegel, Noah; Schwartz, Christian (August 9, 2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. p. 444. ISBN 9781607748175.
Taxon identifiers
Porphyrellus indecisus
Tylopilus indecisus
Boletus indecisus


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