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ash-tree bolete

Boletinellus merulioides

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 32, February 33, March 52, April 102, May 196, June 92, July 69, August 106, September 97, October 54, November 34, December 30.
United States2,854
Canada1,098
Ontario822
New York655
Vermont435
Maine248
Quebec208
Michigan199
Minnesota196
Pennsylvania132

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
Orderboletes and allies · Boletales
FamilyBoletinellaceae
GenusBoletinellus

Sources

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Practise ash-tree bolete with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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