Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]
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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Heino1
wrote:
27 Nov 2024
I suspect this is Boletellus deceptivus but, given my unfamiliarity with that species, I've left this sighting as Boletellus sp. for now.
Boletellus sp.
Heino1
wrote:
5 Aug 2024
One of fruitbodies (a little below the centre of the photo) has a chew hole and through that hole you can see evidence of the pores that are on the underside of the cap in this species.
Filoboletus manipularis
Heino1
wrote:
5 Aug 2024
Even without a view of the underside this is recognizable given the numerous dots on the cap surface. The underside of the cap has pores (not gills) and the cap tissue is so thin that evidence of the pores shows through as those dots. See Filoboletus manipularis for top and bottom views of this species.
Filoboletus manipularis
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