Porphyrellus indecisus

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Porphyrellus indecisus, commonly known as the indecisive bolete,[1] is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae native to North America. It was described in 1888 by Charles Horton Peck.[2]

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
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  • Boletus indecisus Peck (1888)
  • Tylopilus indecisus (Peck) Murrill (1909)
  • Boletus subpunctipes Peck
  • Tylopilus subpunctipes (Peck) A.H. Sm. & Thiers

Taxonomy

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This species was first described by Charles Horton Peck in 1888 as Boletus indecisus.[2] In 1909, William Murrill used the name Tylopilus indecisus to refer to this species.[3] The current name was first used by Édouard-Jean Gilbert in 1931.[2]

Description

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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.[1] The pores are small at first, but get larger as the mushroom ages.[4] The stipe is sometimes, but not always, thicker at the base.[1][4] The spore print is pinkish-tan to reddish-brown, sometimes with a vinaceous tinge.[1][4]

Edibility

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Porphyrellus indecisus is edible.[1][4]

See also

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References

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Porphyrellus indecisus
 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. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c Porphyrellus indecisus in Index Fungorum
  3. ^ Murrill, William A. (1909-01-01). The Boletaceae of North America: I. JSTOR. Mycologia.
  4. ^ a b c d Siegel, Noah; Schwartz, Christian (August 9, 2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. p. 444. ISBN 9781607748175.