Xerocomus morrisii |
Found early July growing from sandy soil with oak, beech and pine trees present. The reddish scales on the stalk and pore coloration are helpful identifying characteristics of Xerocomus morrisii. Boletus morrisii is a synonym. |
See North American boletes: a color guide to the fleshy pored mushrooms, 2000, Alan E. Bessette, William C. Roody, Arleen R. Bessette, p. 130. See also, Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians, 2003, William C. Roody, p. 329. |
Biographical note: George Edward Morris (1853-1916) |