Rubroboletus eastwoodiae

Rubroboletus eastwoodiae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Rubroboletus
Species:
R. eastwoodiae
Binomial name
Rubroboletus eastwoodiae
(Murrill) Vasquez, Simonini, Svetash., Mikšík, & Vizzini, 2017
Synonyms[1]
  • Suillellus eastwoodiae Murrill, 1910
  • Boletus eastwoodiae (Murrill) Sacc. & Trotter, 1912
  • Tubiporus eastwoodiae (Murrill) S. Imai, 1968
  • Rubroboletus eastwoodiae (Murrill) D. Arora, C.F. Schwarz, 2015
Rubroboletus eastwoodiae
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Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Spore print is olive-brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown

Rubroboletus eastwoodiae, sometimes (but inaccurately) called satan's bolete,[2] is a possibly toxic basidiomycete fungus of the bolete family. It occurs on the West Coast of the United States. It is closely related to Rubroboletus pulcherrimus.

The mushroom turns blue when cut[3] The cap is 10–25 cm wide, convex, olive-colored, pinkish in age, dry, has margin that curves inward then expands, and yellowish flesh.[3] The stalk is 7–15 cm tall and 3–6 cm wide.[3] The spores are olive-brown, elliptical, and smooth.[3] Edibility of this species is unknown, it may be poisonous.[3]

It looks similar to but is genetically distinct from the European species Rubroboletus satanas.[2] It is also similar to Rubroboletus pulcherrimus and Suillellus amygdalinus.[3]

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  3. ^ a b c d e f Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.