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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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Chestnut Bolete being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Gyroporaceae
- Genus
- Gyroporus
- Species
- Gyroporus castaneus
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