Boletinellus merulioides


Photos By: Chris Ott, Ohio 2005
Also known as B. porosus and Gyrodon
merulioides
Common Name:
Ash-tree bolete Cap: Wavy, spreading
in age, yellowish and reddish shades of brown. Flesh:
Thin, fairly firm, bruises minute amounts of a bluish-green tone, has a
slight citrus and woody smell Tubes:
Thin, cross- veining appearance Stalk:
Short, orche, faint and slow bruising, darker than bruised flesh
Fruiting: Spring through fall, associated with the aphid farming of
ants around ash trees Edibility: Fair
Description by: Chris Ott
More online study:
http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5597.asp
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/gyrodon_merulioides.html