Xerocomellus chrysenteron, formerly known as Boletus chrysenteron or Xerocomus chrysenteron, is a small, edible, wild mushroom in the family Boletaceae. These mushrooms have tubes and pores instead of gills beneath their caps. It is commonly known as the red cracking bolete.[1]
| Xerocomellus chrysenteron | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Xerocomellus |
| Species: | X. chrysenteron
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| Binomial name | |
| Xerocomellus chrysenteron (Bull.) Šutara (2008)
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Boletus chrysenteron Bull. (1789) | |
Xerocomellus chrysenteron | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is olive-brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible |
Taxonomy
editThis mushroom was first described and named as Boletus communis in 1789 by the eminent French botanist Jean Baptiste Francois Pierre Bulliard. Two years later, in 1791, it was given the specific epithet chrysenteron by the same author, the species name coming from the Ancient Greek words khrysos "gold" and enteron "innards".[2] In 1888, Lucien Quelet placed it in the new genus Xerocomus, retaining the chrysenteron epithet. This binomial was generally accepted until 1985 when Marcel Bon decided to resurrect the former specific epithet communis, which resulted in the binomial Xerocomus communis. While it recently resided back in the genus Boletus, as B. chrysenteron Bull., recent phylogenetic analysis supports its placement as the type species of the new genus Xerocomellus, described by Šutara in 2008.[3]
Description
editYoung specimens often have a dark, dry surface, and tomentose caps. When fully expanded, the brownish cap[4] ranges from 4 to 10 cm (1+5⁄8 to 3+7⁄8 in) in diameter with very little substance and thin flesh that turns a blue color when slightly cut or bruised.[5] The caps mature to convex and plane in old age.[6] Cracks in the mature cap reveal a thin layer of light red flesh below the skin.[5] The 1 to 2 cm-diameter stems have no ring, are mostly[4] bright yellow and the lower part is covered in coral-red fibrils and has a constant elliptical to fusiform diameter throughout its length of 4 to 10 cm tall.[6][7] The cream-colored stem flesh turns blue when cut. The species has large, yellow, angular pores,[8] and produces an olive brown spore print.[5]
The fruit bodies of X. chrysenteron are prone to infestation by the bolete eater (Hypomyces chrysospermus).
Distribution and habitat
editXerocomellus chrysenteron grows singly or in small groups in hardwood/conifer woods from early summer to mid-winter. It is mycorrhizal with hardwood trees, often beech on well drained soils. It is frequent in parts of the northern temperate zones.[8] The species has been recorded in Taiwan.[9] It has been introduced to New Zealand, where it grows in groups under introduced deciduous trees.[10]
This species may not be as common as once thought, having been often mistaken for the recently recognised B. cisalpinus Simonini, Ladurner & Peintner.[11]
Edibility
editXerocomellus chrysenteron is considered edible but not desirable due to bland flavor and soft texture.[12] The pores are recommended to be removed immediately after mushrooms are picked as they rapidly decay.[13] Young fungi are palatable and suitable for drying, but they become slimy when cooked; mature specimens are rather tasteless and decay quickly.
Gallery
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Spore print
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Similar species
editXerocomellus chrysenteron cannot be identified with certainty without the aid of a microscope, as many intermediate forms occur between it and other taxa, in particular, some forms of Boletus pruinatus and Hortiboletus rubellus. B. porosporus is also similar to this species, but it is easily separated on account of the whitish under layer and truncate (chopped off) spores.[14] This species is also easily confused with B. cisalpinus,[11] B. declivitatum,[1] B. dryophilus, B. mirabilis,[7] B. truncatus,[4] and B. zelleri.[7] The caps are similar to Imleria badia, the bay bolete.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Roger Phillips (2006). Mushrooms. Pan MacMillan. ISBN 0-330-44237-6.
- ^ Nilson S, Persson O. (1977). Fungi of Northern Europe 1: Larger Fungi (Excluding Gill-Fungi). Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin. pp. 106–07. ISBN 0-14-063005-8.
- ^ Šutara J. (2008). "Xerocomus s. l. in the light of the present state of knowledge" (PDF). Czech Mycology. 60 (1): 29–62. doi:10.33585/cmy.60104.
- ^ a b c Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ a b c d "Xerocomus chrysenteron". First Nature. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ a b Michael Wood & Fred Stevens (1996–2007). "Xerocomus chrysenteron". The Fungi of California. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ a b c Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
- ^ a b Thomas Laessoe (1998). Mushrooms (flexi bound). Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7513-1070-0.
- ^ Yeh K-W, Chen Z-C. (1980). "The boletes of Taiwan" (PDF). Taiwania. 25 (1): 166–184.
- ^ McNabb RFR. (1968). "The Boletaceae of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 6 (2): 137–76 (see p. 148). doi:10.1080/0028825X.1968.10429056.
- ^ a b "Species Page". Basidiomycota Checklist-Online. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ Arora D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 519. ISBN 0-89815-169-4.
- ^ Haas H. (1969). The Young Specialist looks at Fungi. London, UK: Burke. p. 44. ISBN 0-222-79409-7.
- ^ G. Bresadola (2005-05-02). "Xerocomus chrysenteron". Gruppo Micologico «G. Bresadola». Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
External links
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Media related to Xerocomellus chrysenteron at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Xerocomellus chrysenteron at Wikispecies- Xerocomus chrysenteron
- About: Xerocomus chrysenteron (Bull.) Quél.
