Chalciporus piperatus — Peppery Bolete — Boletaceae
Small to medium mushroom. Cap viscid, becoming paler, cracked, and hairy with age, reddish-brown to purplish-brown. Red to reddish-brown pores, darkening when bruised. Stalk uniform or thicker at either end, yellow to tan with reddish granules when young, darkening. Mycorrhizal.
Habitat: Solitary or small groups, terrestrial or on rotting wood, forest settings.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: Brown-to-cinnamon
Season: Summer to autumn
Habitat: Solitary or small groups, terrestrial or on rotting wood, forest settings.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: Brown-to-cinnamon
Season: Summer to autumn
Rounded cap
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Aged pores
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