salmon gum mushroom

Phlebopus marginatus Watling & N.M.Greg.

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Edibility

Caution Source: Wikipedia: Phlebopus marginatus

Classification from Wikipedia: Phlebopus marginatus. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Photos

Photo: Eileen Laidlaw. CC0. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

Season data is not available for this species yet.

Where it is found

No regional records yet.

Identification traits

Cap shape	convex
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	pores
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Stem features	bare
Spore print color	brown

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

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.

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