The mushroom is not listed as poisonous but sites vary on its edibility so we will err on the side of caution and say it is not edible.
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Parasitic Bolete
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Parasitic Bolete
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Parasitic Bolete |
| Scientific Name | Boletus / Pseudoboletus parasiticus |
| Season Start | Aug |
| Season End | Oct |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 3-6 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 3-6 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
3-6 cm. Brown to yellow to tawny and slightly downy. Convex to opening out flat. The margin is inrolled.
Pores
Does not have gills but sponge like angular pores which start yellow and turn to an olive brown. The pores are decurrent. May colour slightly blue when bruised.
Stem
3-6 cm long, 0.7 1.5 cm diameter. Dirty yellow to pale brown, tapering towards the bottom. Slightly fibrillose, slightly flocculose on close inspection.
Flesh
Bright yellow but darkening towards the base. Does not change colour when exposed to air.
Habitat
Exclusively growing from the Common Earthball, Sceloderma citrinum. Appearing from where the Earthball touches the ground. Earthballs can be found in most types of woodland and favours mossy or peaty soil on heathland
Possible Confusion
When found growing from an Earthball this can be no other mushroom.
Spore Print
Olive brown. Subfusiform.
Frequency
Not common but can be locally frequent.
Other Facts
The name parasiticus was given when it was thought the fungus grew on live Earthballs but it is now thought it grows only on decaying mushrooms.
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