Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Rostkovites hirtellus (Peck) Murrill, Mycologia 1 : 14. 1909
Boletus hirtellus Peck, Bull. N. Y. State Mus. 8 : 94. 1889.
Pileus broadly convex, subcespitose, 5-10 cm. broad; surface soft, viscid, golden-yellow, adorned with small tufts of hairs or fibrils : context pale-yellow; tubes adnate, of medium size, becoming dingy-ochraceous, mouths angular : spores pale ochraceous-bro wn , 9-10 X 4^ : stipe stout, equal, glandular-dotted, yellow, 4-7 cm. long, 0.8-1.2 cm. thick.
Type locality: New York. Habitat : Sandy soil under pines. Distribution ; Connecticut and New York.
- bibliographic citation
- William Alphonso MurrilI, Gertrude Simmons BurIingham, Leigh H Pennington, John Hendly Barnhart. 1907-1916. (AGARICALES); POLYPORACEAE-AGARICACEAE. North American flora. vol 9. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
