Gyrodon merulioides


Photos By: Chris Ott, Ohio 2005
Also known as B. porosus and Boletellinus
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