Growing on exposed hardwood root or part of old stump/tree
?????? On prunus? Or betula, not my best host species to ID
?????? On prunus? Or betula, not my best host species to ID
White cap/stalk bolete that blackens when cut/bruised
Found in sand scrub near Quercus geminata. Yellowish, slightly tacky cap with striate margin. Cap mildly campanulate, flat when old. Ringless. Gills close and crisped, with tattered edges. Hollow stem. Collared volva with friable tissue near the base of stem/top of bulb. Cap surface slowly turning a light orange with KOH.