mlarew Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 Good day all! I found an orange mushroom 5 feet from the base of a live oak in the Corpus Christi, Texas area. It was emerging from leaf litter in a damp area of forest 6 days ago. Just curious about identity. Thank you for any help you may be. Have a great day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 A species representing a genus housed in the Boletaceae, ie. a "bolete." Basically, this means it's a mushroom with pores instead of gills on the underside. The species of southern NA are somewhat different from those I see up here in PA. My guess is this one represents a species of either Hortiboletus or Xerocomellus. But, there are also a number of reddish/yellow blue-staining ones that are currently housed within genus Boletus but will eventually need to be moved when a suitable alternate genus is determined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlarew Posted May 23 Author Report Share Posted May 23 Thank you Dave! I appreciate your response! I'll check them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlarew Posted May 25 Author Report Share Posted May 25 Thank you Dave! I appreciate your rsponse! I'll check them out.  Dave, after researching the two species, I believe I have the Hortiboletus species. I appreciate the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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