Global InformationTylopilus tabacinus information
| Tylopilus tabacinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Tylopilus |
| Species: | T. tabacinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tylopilus tabacinus (Peck) Singer (1944)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Boletus tabacinus Peck (1896) | |
Tylopilus tabacinus Mycological characteristics | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is pinkish-brown to reddish-brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Tylopilus tabacinus is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It is characterized by a tawny-brown cap measuring up to 17.5 cm (6.9 in) in diameter, and a reticulated stem up to 16.5 cm (6.5 in) long by 6 cm (2.4 in) thick. A characteristic microscopic feature is the distinctive crystalline substance encrusted on the hyphae in the surface of the cap. The species is known from the eastern United States from Florida north to Rhode Island, and west to Mississippi, and from eastern Mexico. It is a mycorrhizal species, and associates with oak and beech trees.
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