Golden Brown Bolete Mushroom - Boletus edulis
by Carol Senske
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Golden Brown Bolete Mushroom - Boletus edulis
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Carol Senske
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I am giving this a name, Boletus edulis, but please don't take this as proof positive of the ID. I welcome any updates!
Although these are said to be good to eat, I NEVER! eat wild mushrooms. It is too hard to be certain of an ID if you are not an expert, and eating the wrong mushroom can make you very ill or even kill you.
Boletes are kind of stocky mushrooms that do not have gills. Their underside is spongy with tubes that release the spores. We have a number of types of boletes in our hardwood forest - some are amazingly small and I've seen some as large as 8 inches in diameter.
This picture was taken August 20, 2011, in Green Lane, Pennsylvania, USA.
You can find more info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_edulis
http://americanmushrooms.com/boletes.htm
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July 2nd, 2013
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Comments (5)
Steve Gass
Wonderful image and gallery, I had no idea there were so many variations on the Mushroom or Fungus, l/f. Thanks for the lesson!
Carol Senske replied:
Hi, Steve, in 2015 we had all kinds of mushrooms all over the place. Every day seemed to serve up something unseen before. Since then the mushrooms are hardly to be found. Strange. Thanks for your nice comment - I love having visitors:>) Enjoy your week ahead!
Doug Kreuger
A very beautiful closeup capture, MN! This composition reminds me of a pencil study I did a long time ago. L&F (I should look through my archived artworks.)
Lee Piper
Beautiful work! f/v
Carol Senske replied:
Thank you so much, Lee, and I appreciate the V/F, too! I love mushrooms - go figure.
Lianne Schneider
What a delightful find and capture Carol - absolutely love this! F/V
Carol Senske replied:
You are so kind, Lianne, and I send you many thanks for this wonderful comment and the V/F - very much appreciated!
Doris Potter
Nice find Mother Nature! :-)
Carol Senske replied:
Hi, Doris:>) Hope you had fun on Canada Day! Many thanks for this lovely comment!