Fungi
Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]

Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]

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The fungi in this group produce fruitbodies with pores on the underside of the cap. Mostly the pores are roughly circular but in some species they are elongated. In some species the pores measure a millimetre or more in diameter but in others they are almost invisible to the naked eye and you may need a magnifying glass or hand lens to confirm their presence.

 

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Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]

Boletes - Fleshy texture, stems central (more-or-less)
Polypores - Non-fleshy texture, stems central or lateral

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Clarel wrote:
11 May 2025
Thanks Teresa, sorry, I didn’t pay careful attention to this.
Tylopilus sp.
Teresa wrote:
9 May 2025
Did you notice any bruising when handled?
Tylopilus sp.
Heinol wrote:
8 May 2025
It could well be niveus - but I can't be sure
Austroboletus 'reticulate/lacunose stem'
Heinol wrote:
8 May 2025
Presumably a species of either Boletellus or Strobilomyces.
Boletales
Heinol wrote:
7 May 2025
Possibly a Gymnopilus
Unverified Cap on a stem; pores below cap [boletes & stemmed polypores]

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