Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Ceriomyces scabripes (Peck) Murrill, Mycologia 1 : 153. 1909
Boletus scabripes Peck ; V. White, Bull. Torrey Club 29 : 555. 1902.
Pileus thick, firm, broadly convex, about 15 cm. broad ; surface dry, glabrous, reddishbrown with a bloom : context mild, though not pleasant to the taste ; hymenium convex ; tubesadnateor slightly depressed, brown within, mouths minute, circular, somewhat darker, becoming black on drying and exuding a black juice with ci strong odor : spores oblongellipsoid or fusiform, smooth, yellowish-brown, 11-14X4-5//: stipe stout, equal, grayishwhite, adorned with numerous small, projecting, black points, solid, but spongy within, about 10 cm. long and 2-3 cm. thick.
Type locality : Bar Harbor, Maine.
Habitat : Rich soil in woods.
Distribution : Known only from the type locality. '
- 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
