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Austroboletus asper
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About
Austroboletus asper is a species of bolete fungus found in Australia. It was described only recently identified in 2020 by the mycologists Roy Halling, Katrina Syme, Gregory Bonito, Teresa Lebel, and Nigel Fechner. The species name is derived from the Latin word asper meaning 'rough'. Austroboletus asper is an interesting mushroom-forming fungus species found amidst the eucalyptus forests of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. It features including a dry cap and a stem adorned with subtle reticulations. This species has a cap with a pale appendiculate margin, whose spores are Q ≥ 3.
- Family
- Boletaceae
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- Name
- Austroboletus asper
- Slug
- austroboletus-asper
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Genus
- Austroboletus
- Species
- asper
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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