Phlebopus marginatus
Phlebopus marginatus, commonly known as the salmon gum mushroom in Western Australia, is a member of the Boletales or pored fungi. An imposing sight in forests of south-eastern and south-western Australia, it is possibly Australia's largest terrestrial mushroom, with the weight of one specimen from Victoria recorded at 29 kg (64 lb). Initially described in 1845 as Boletus marginatus, and also previously known by scientific names such as Phaeogyroporus portentosus and Boletus portentosus, it is not as closely related to typical boletes as previously thought.
| Phlebopus marginatus | |
|---|---|
| In New South Wales, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletinellaceae |
| Genus: | Phlebopus |
| Species: | P. marginatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phlebopus marginatus Watling & N.M.Greg. (1988) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Phlebopus marginatus | |
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| Pores on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium is seceding | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is brown | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is edible | |
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