MycoKey : the genus Strobilomyces

Generic short diagnoses: Unmistakable, coarsely scaly-woolly bolete, with reddening flesh and strongly ornamented more or less globose, blackish spores.


Species example:


Strobilomyces strobilaceus - DK: koglerørhat UK: Old Man of the Woods
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-00.306

The picture originates from the interactive internet version of MycoKey.
Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description. The picture is also present on the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.

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