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| synonyms: Cèpe parasite, Parasitenröhrling |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Grey to beige |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| spore colour: Olivaceous |
| habitat: Grows on other fungi |
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Boletus parasiticus Bull. ex Fr. syn. Xerocomus parasiticus (Fr.) Quél. Parasitenröhrling Cèpe parasite Cap 2–4cm, olivaceous straw-colour to sienna, slightly downy. Stem up to 40 x 10mm concolorous with cap often curved around or beneath host, tapering towards base. Flesh pale lemon-yellow, unchanging, flushed rust near stem base. Taste and smell not distinctive. Tubes lemon-yellow to ochraceous or even rust-coloured, adnate to subdecurrent. Pores lemon yellow becoming rust. Spore print olivaceous snuff-brown. Spores elongate, 11–21 x 3.5–5µ. Habitat unique, on Scleroderma citrinum, and therefore easily recognized. Season autumn. Rare. Said to be edible but not recommended. |
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