Gyroporus castaneus, commonly known as the chestnut bolete, is a small, white-pored mushroom in the Gyroporaceae of order Boletales. It has a brown cap, and is usually found with oak trees. It differs from the true boletes in that the spores are a pale straw colour.
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Distribution
Widespread but local, fairly common in the south
Habitat
Occurs with deciduous trees, mainly Qurecus and Castanea along woodland edges, parks and gardens
Associates
Castanea, Quercus
Cap
Downy at first then smooth, often mottled
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| Shape | Convex, Flattened |
| Surface | Smooth, Pubescent |
| Width | 4 - 10 cm |
Pores
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Tubes
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Flesh
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| Taste | Pleasant |
Stem
Often paler at apex. Brittle, becoming hollow
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| Height | 3.5 - 9.5 cm |
| Width | 11 - 30 mm |
| Texture | Smooth |
| Shape | Clavate, Cylindric |
Spores
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| Shape | Ellipsoid |
| Ornamentation | Smooth |
| Size | 8-11 x 5-6 μm |
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Boletales
- ↳ Family: Gyroporaceae
- ↳ Genus: Gyroporus
Synonyms
- Boletus castaneus Bull.
- Boletus castaneus Fr.
- Boletus fulvidus Fr.
- Boletus testaceus Gillet
- Gyroporus castaneus (Fr.) Quel.
Reference Sources
G. Kibby (2017) British Boletes with keys to species. Geoffrey Kibby.
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
R. Phillips (2006) Mushrooms. Macmillan.
G. Kibby (2020) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 1. Geoffrey Kibby.
Genus Gyroporus
No other species found in this genus.
