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Tylopilus griseocarneus

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Boletaceae

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Boletales

Genus
  
Tylopilus

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Tylopilus atronicotianus, Tylopilus peralbidus, Tylopilus rhoadsiae, Tylopilus intermedius, Tylopilus tabacinus

Tylopilus griseocarneus staining


Tylopilus griseocarneus is a fungus of the family Boletaceae. Described as new to science in 1989, it is found in the coastal plains of southern New Jersey and southern Louisiana in the United States, where it grows in sandy soil under oak and pine trees. Its fruit bodies have a convex, pale charcoal-colored cap measuring 4.3–11 cm (1.7–4.3 in) and 1.5–3 cm (0.6–1.2 in) thick.

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Tylopilus griseocarneus Wikipedia