Vol. XII.) =Pileus= at first hemispherical, then convex, glabrous,
viscid, creamy-yellow, becoming reddish-brown or chestnut color with
age. =Flesh= pale yellowish-brown. =Tubes= adnate or slightly decurrent,
large, angular, pale-yellow, becoming brown, sometimes tinged with
green. =Stem= stout, equal, even or slightly reticulated at the top, the
_membranous annulus persistent_, sometimes partly adhering to the margin
of the pileus. =Spores= _globose or broadly elliptical_, 8–9µ long.
=Pileus= 3–8 in. broad. =Stem= 1–3 in. long, 6–12 lines thick.
Low ravines and sandy places. Wisconsin, _Trelease_; Iowa, _McBride_.
The spores easily serve to distinguish this species from its allies. The
European B. sphærocephalus has ovoid spores, but its tube mouths are
minute and rotund and its stem is densely squamose. _Peck_, Boleti of
the U.S.
=B. lu´teus= L.—yellow. =Pileus= gibbous or convex, covered with a
brownish separating gluten, becoming yellowish-brown and
virgate-spotted. =Flesh= white. =Tubes= adnate, minute, simple, yellow,
becoming darker with age. =Stem= _stout_, yellowish and _dotted above_
the large membranous brownish-white annulus, brownish-white or yellowish
below. =Spores= fusiform, yellowish-brown, 6–7×3–4µ.
=Pileus= 2–5 in. broad. =Stem= 1–2 in. long, 6–10 lines thick.
Pine woods and groves. New York, _Peck_.
B. luteus has an international reputation for edibility. I have found it
at Waretown and Haddonfield, N.J.; in Bartram’s Garden, West
Philadelphia, always under pines. At Waretown it was gregarious. Pine
needles, sand, anything through which it grows, adheres to the glutinous
cap. It must be carefully cleaned before cooking. It is then of choice
consistency and good flavor.
(Plate CXV_a_.)
[Illustration: SECTION OF BOLETUS SUBLUTEUS.]
=B. sublu´teus= Pk.—luteus, yellow. =Pileus= convex or nearly plane,
viscid or glutinous when moist, often obscurely virgate-spotted,
dingy-yellowish, inclining to rusty-brown. =Flesh= whitish, varying to
dull-yellowish. =Tubes= plane or convex, adnate, small, subrotund,
yellow becoming ochraceous. =Stem= equal, _slender_, pallid or
yellowish, _dotted both above and below_ the ring with reddish or
brownish glandules; ring submembranous, _glutinous_, at first
concealing the tubes, then generally collapsing and forming a narrow
whitish or brownish band around the stem. =Spores= subfusiform,
ochraceo-ferruginous, 8–10×4–5µ. =Pileus= 1.5–3 in. broad. =Stem=
1.5–2.5 in. long, 2–4 lines thick.
Sandy soil in pine woods. New York, _Peck_, _Clinton_; New England,
_Frost_.
The species is closely related to B. luteus, from which it differs in
its smaller size, more slender stem and glutinous collapsing veil.
_Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
Found at Waretown, N.J., 1887, under pines and in same locality as B.
luteus, for which it can be readily mistaken. It is usually covered with
adherent sand or pine needles. Its flesh is tender with a pleasant
glutinosity. Flavor good.
=B. fla´vidus= Fr.—light yellowish. =Pileus= thin, gibbous, then plane,
viscose, livid, yellowish. =Flesh= pallid. =Tubes= decurrent, with
_large angular compound mouths_, dirty yellowish. =Stem= _slender_,
subequal, pallid, sprinkled with _fugacious glandules above the entirely
viscose ring_. =Spores= oblong-ellipsoid, straight, subhyaline,
8–10×3–4µ.
=Pileus= 1–2 in. broad. =Stem= 2–3 in. long, 2–3 lines thick.
Pine woods and swamps. Pennsylvania, _Schweinitz_; North Carolina,
_Curtis_; New England, _Frost_; California, _H. and M._; Rhode Island,
_Bennett_.
Fries says that this species is more slender than its allies, and
differs from them all in its merely glutinous veil. _Peck_, Boleti of
the U.S.
Dr. Curtis, of North Carolina, places it among edible species.
Many specimens were found by the writer near Waretown and Haddonfield,
N.J., and a few at Mt. Gretna, Pa. The stems are thin and slightly
spreading at the top. They are hard. The caps are excellent.
=B. America´nus= Pk. =Pileus= thin, convex or nearly plane, sometimes
umbonate, soft, very viscid or glutinous when moist, _slightly tomentose
on the margin when young_, soon glabrous or the margin sometimes
remaining scaly, rarely scale-spotted from the drying of the gluten,
yellow, becoming dingy or less bright with age, sometimes vaguely dotted
or streaked with bright red. =Flesh= pale-yellow, less clear or
pinkish-gray on exposure to the air. =Tubes= plane or convex, adnate,
_rather large_, angular, pale-yellow, becoming sordid-ochraceous. =Stem=
_slender_, equal or slightly tapering upward, firm, _not at all
annulate_, yellow, often pallid or brownish toward the base, marked with
_numerous brown or reddish-brown persistent glandular dots_, yellow
within. =Spores= oblong or subfusiform, ochraceo-ferruginous, 9–11×4–5µ.
=Pileus= 1–3 in. broad. =Stem= 1.5–2.5 in. long, 2–4 lines thick.
Woods, swamps and open places, especially under or near pine trees. New
York, _Peck_, _Clinton_; Minnesota, _Arthur_.
A slight subacid odor is sometimes perceptible in our plant. It
sometimes grows on much decayed wood. Its mycelium is white. _Peck_,
Boleti of the U.S.
The caps, only, are good.
=B. subau´reus= Pk.—_sub_ and _aureus_, golden. (Plate CXIV, fig. 2, p.
414.) =Pileus= convex or nearly plane, viscose, pale-yellow, sometimes
adorned with darker spots, the young margin slightly grayish-tomentose.
=Flesh= pale-yellow. =Tubes= _small or medium_; somewhat angular, adnate
or subdecurrent, pale-yellow becoming dingy-ochraceous. =Stem= equal,
_stout_, glandular-dotted, yellow _without and within_. =Spores= oblong
or subfusiform, ochraceo-ferruginous, 8–10×4µ.
=Pileus= 2–4 in. broad. =Stem= 1.5–2.5 in. long, 4–6 lines thick.
Thin woods and open places. New York, _Peck_; North Carolina, _C.J.
Curtis_; Massachusetts, Mississippi, _G. Survey_ (Rep. 51).
This plant might almost be considered a stout variety of the preceding,
but in addition to its thicker pileus and stouter stem, it has smaller
tubes of a clearer yellow color, and the exuding drops are yellow, not
whitish, as in that species. In habit it appears more like B.
granulatus, from which it is distinct in color. _Peck_, Boleti of the
U.S.
From early October, through heavy frosts and until long after November
snows I found this species at Mt. Gretna, Pa., in 1897–1898. Specimens
were sent to Professor Peck and identified as this species. It grew in
grass on borders of woods, or gravelly ground, sometimes among pine
needles. Large troops of it were frequent, and tufts containing many
individuals were common.
I regard B. subaureus as among the most valuable of our food species.
Its plentifulness, lateness, excellent quality will commend it to all
Mycophagists. It can be cooked in any way. The tubes need not be
removed.
[Illustration: Grouped by F.D. Briscoe—Studies by C. McIlvaine.
PLATE CXIV.]
FIG. PAGE. FIG. PAGE.
1. BOLETUS GRACILIS, 467 3. BOLETUS CASTANEUS, 472
2. BOLETUS SUBAUREUS, 414
=B. hirtel´lus= Pk.—slightly hairy. =Pileus= broadly convex, soft,
viscose, golden-yellow, adorned with _small tufts of hairs or fibrils_.
=Flesh= pale-yellow. =Tubes= adnate, medium size, angular, becoming
dingy-ochraceous. =Stem= subcespitose, equal, stout, glandular dotted,
yellow. =Spores= pale, _ochraceous-brown_, 9–10×4µ.
=Pileus= 2–4 in. broad. =Stem= 2–3 in. long, 4–6 lines thick.
Sandy soil under pine trees. New York, _Peck_.
This species is very rare and was formerly confused with the preceding
from which it is separated by the hairy adornment of the pileus and the
darker, more brown color of the spores. _Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
=B. punc´tipes= Pk.—_punctum_, a dot; _pes_, a foot. =Pileus= convex or
nearly plane, glutinous when moist, yellow, the thin margin at first
minutely grayish-pulverulent, becoming recurved with age. =Tubes= short,
nearly plane, adnate, small, subrotund, _at first brownish_, then
sordid-ochraceous. =Stem= rather long, _tapering upward_,
grandular-dotted, _rhubarb-yellow_. =Spores= 9–10×4–5µ.
=Pileus= 2–3 in. broad. =Stem= 2–3 in. long, 3–5 lines thick. Mixed
woods. New York, _Peck_.
The rhubarb-colored stem and the brownish color of the young hymenium
are the distinguishing features of this species. The glandules occur
also on the tubes. The species is rare. _Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
Not seen by Professor Peck since its discovery in 1878.
Spores when first dropped are olive-green on white paper, but the green
hue soon changes to brownish-ochraceous. _Peck_, 44th Rep. N. Y. State
Bot.
Ontario, _Prof. Dearness_ (_Lloyd_, R. 4).
=B. al´bus= Pk.—white. =Pileus= convex, viscid when moist, _white_.
=Flesh= white or yellowish. =Tubes= plane, small or medium, subrotund,
adnate, whitish, becoming yellow or ochraceous. =Stem= equal or slightly
tapering downward, both it and the tubes glandular-dotted, _white_,
sometimes tinged with pink toward the base. =Spores= ochraceous,
subfusiform, 8–9×4µ.
=Pileus= 1.5–3 in. broad. =Stem= 1.5–3 in. long, 3–5 lines thick.
Woods, especially of pine or hemlock. New York, _Peck_; New England,
_Frost_.
This species is easily known by its white pileus, but its color is lost
in drying. Sometimes the fresh plant emits a peculiar fetid odor.
_Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
=B. granula´tus=—_granula_, a granule. =Pileus= convex or nearly plane,
very viscid or glutinous and _rusty-brown_ when moist, _yellowish_ when
dry. =Flesh= pale-yellowish. =Tubes= short, adnate, yellowish, their
mouths simple, granulated. =Stem= dotted with glandules above,
pale-yellowish. =Spores= spindle-shaped, yellowish-orange, 7.5–10×2–3µ.
=Pileus= 1.5–4 in. broad. =Stem= 1–2 in. long, 4–6 lines thick.
Woods, especially of pine and in open places under or near pine trees.
Very common.
The plant is generally gregarious and sometimes grows in circles, whence
the name B. circinans Pers. Occasionally it is cespitose. The pileus is
very variable in color—pinkish-gray, reddish-brown, yellowish-gray,
tawny-ferruginous or brownish—and is sometimes obscurely spotted by the
drying gluten. The flesh is rather thick and often almost white, except
near the tubes, where it is tinged with yellow. The tubes are small, at
first almost white or very pale-yellow, but they become dingy-ochraceous
with age. The stem is generally short, stout and firm, whitish-pallid or
yellowish, and often dotted to the base, though the glandules are more
numerous and distinct on the upper part. _Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
B. granulatus is of frequent and general occurrence. I have found it in
the pine woods of New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia, and in West Virginia and Pennsylvania in mixed woods.
It is a late-growing species, appearing in September and continuing
until frost.
All authors, with one exception (Gillet), give the species as edible.
From frequent and copious testings, the writer vouches for its edibility
and excellence. It bears favorable comparison with any of the late
Boleti.
=B. bre´vipes= Pk.—_brevis_, short; _pes_, foot. =Pileus= thick, convex,
covered with a _thick, tough gluten_ when young or moist, _dark chestnut
color_, sometimes fading to dingy-tawny, the margin inflexed. =Flesh=
white or tinged with yellow. =Tubes= short, nearly plane, adnate or
slightly depressed around the stem, small, subrotund, at first whitish
becoming dingy-ochraceous. =Stem= whitish, _not dotted or rarely with a
few very minute inconspicuous dots at the apex, very short_. =Spores=
subfusiform, 7.5×3µ.
=Pileus= 1.5–2.5 in. broad. =Stem= .5–1 in. long, 3–5 lines thick.
Sandy soil in pine groves and woods. New England, _Frost;_ New York,
_Peck_.
The species is closely related to B. granulatus, from which it differs
especially in its darker colored pileus, more copious gluten, shorter
stem and the almost entire absence of granules from the tube mouths and
stem. In the rare instances in which these are present they are
extremely minute and inconspicuous. The plant occurs very late in the
season and the pileus appears as if enveloped in slime and resting
stemless on the ground. _Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
Specimens found in pine woods of New Jersey, identified by Professor
Peck. Lambertville, N.J., _C.S. Ridgway_; Haddonfield, N.J., _T.J.
Collins_; Pleasantville, _Isaac F. Shaner_.
B. brevipes is a disreputable, dirty, tramp-looking fungus, from which
the collector would expect no good. Nevertheless, when it has had a good
scrubbing it becomes respectable and is sweet, tender, good eating. When
other species abound, it does not pay for the cleansing.
=B. collini´tus= Fr.—_collino_, to besmear. =Pileus= convex, even,
_becoming pale when the brown gluten separates_. =Flesh= white. =Tubes=
adnate, elongated, naked, _the mouths two-parted_, pallid, becoming
yellow. =Stem= firm, often tapering downward, _somewhat reticulate with
appressed squamules_, white, becoming brown.
Woods of pine or fir. North Carolina, _Curtis_; New England, _Frost_.
I have seen no specimens of this apparently rare species. It is said to
be solitary in its mode of growth and to resemble B. luteus in size and
color, but to be distinct from it by its ringless, dotless stem. Dr.
Curtis records it as edible. _Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
I found three specimens at Haddonfield, N.J., October, 1897, under scrub
pines. Cap 2½ in. across, convex, gibbous; stem equal, 2½ in. long, ½
in. in diameter, slightly tapering at base. The two-parted mouths to the
tubes were very distinct. The stems were tough, but the caps, washed and
fried, were good.
=B. di´chrous= Ellis. =Pileus= convex, viscose, _dull red_. =Flesh=
soft, dull, yellowish-white, _changing to greenish-blue_ where wounded,
finally yellow. =Tubes= subdepressed around the stem, large, unequal,
straw-colored, changing color like the flesh where wounded. =Stem=
thickened below, solid, covered with a _red scaly coat_, except at the
yellow apex, yellow within. =Spores= elliptical, slightly bent at one
end, 2µ long.
=Pileus= 2–3 in. broad. =Stem= 3 in. long, 6 lines thick.
Dry soil in oak and pine woods. New Jersey. _Ellis._
I have seen no specimens of this species. From the description, its
affinities appear to be with B. bicolor, but it is placed here because
of its viscose pileus. _Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
=B. ba´dius= Fr.—bay-brown. =Pileus= convex, even, soft, viscose or
glutinous, shining when dry, _tawny-chestnut_. =Flesh= whitish, tinged
with yellow, bluish next the tubes. =Tubes= large, angular, long, adnate
or sinuate-depressed, whitish-yellow, becoming tinged with green. =Stem=
subequal, even, solid, paler, _brown-pruinate_. =Spores= fusoid-oblong.
=Pileus= 2–3 in. broad. =Stem= 2–4 in. long, 3–5 lines thick.
Woods, especially of pine. New York, _Peck_; Minnesota, _Johnson_;
Wisconsin, _Bundy_; Nova Scotia, _Somers_.
In the American plant the spores are 10–12×4–5µ.
Cordier classes it among the edible species. _Peck_, Boleti of the
United States.
=B. mi´tis= Krombh.—mild. =Pileus= convex, then plane or depressed,
firm, viscid, yellowish-flesh color, reddish-rust color when dry.
=Flesh= pale, grayish-yellow. =Tubes= _short, olivaceous or
golden-yellow_, their mouths compound, angular, unequal. =Stem= firm,
short, even, narrowed toward the base, colored like the pileus. =Spores=
12–14×4µ.
=Pileus= 2–2.5 in. broad. =Stem= 2–2.5 in. long.
Mixed woods. New England, _Frost_.
This species is unknown to me and is recorded by Mr. Frost only. _Peck_,
Boleti of the United States.
=B. uni´color= Frost MS. =Pileus= broadly convex or nearly plane, viscid
when moist, even, sometimes streaked as if with minute innate brown
fibrils, _pale-yellow_. =Flesh= _pale-yellow_. =Tubes= adnate or
slightly decurrent, rather short, compound, _lemon-yellow_, becoming
darker with age. =Stem= _even_, equal or narrowed toward the base,
colored like the pileus. =Spores= reddish-yellow, 9–11×4µ.
=Pileus= 2–4 in. broad. =Stem= 2 in. long, 4–6 lines thick.
Pine woods and open sedgy places. New England, _Frost_.
Specimens not seen. The species seems too near B. bovinus, of which it
may possibly be a variety, but its yellow flesh and the colors ascribed
to the tubes and spores require its separation. Rev. C.J. Curtis sends
notes of a species found by him in North Carolina, which agree with this
in its characters so far as noted. _Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
=B. ignora´tus= Pk. =Pileus= convex, viscid, bright lemon-color, marked
with wrinkled lines of orange color, which are distributed over the
pileus, giving it a streaked appearance. =Flesh= white, solid, does not
change color when cut or broken; taste slightly acid. =Pores=
lemon-color, moderately large, free, connected with the stem by web-like
filaments. =Stem= larger at the apex, somewhat tapering toward the base,
yellow, smooth, solid. =Spores= 4.5×11µ.
This closely approaches Boletus unicolor Fr., from which it scarcely
differs except in its white flesh and free tubes. Fungi of Maryland,
_Mary E. Banning_. _Peck_, 44th Rep. N.Y. State Bot.
=B. bovi´nus=—_bos_, an ox. =Pileus= nearly plane, glabrous, viscid,
pale yellow. =Flesh= _white_. =Tubes= very short, subdecurrent, their
mouths compound, pale yellow or grayish, becoming rust-colored. =Stem=
equal, even, colored like the pileus. =Spores= fusiform, dingy
greenish-ocher, 7.5–10×3–4µ.
=Pileus= 2–3 in. broad. =Stem= 1.5–2 in. long, sometimes cespitose.
Pine woods. North Carolina, _Schweinitz_, _Curtis_; Pennsylvania,
_Schweinitz_; New England, _Frost_, _Palmer_, _Bennett_, _Sprague_,
_Farlow_; California, _H. and M._
The shallow tubes, 2–3 lines long, are said to resemble the pores of
Merulius lacrymans. The species is recorded edible by Curtis, Gillet and
Palmer. _Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
West Virginia mountains under hemlocks, 1882–1885, and near Haddonfield,
N.J., under pines. _McIlvaine_, 1892. Gregarious and in clusters. The
pore surface was in some specimens broadly wrinkled.
Smell and taste pleasant. Cooked, the quality is of the best in Boleti.
=B. rubinel´lus= Pk.—dim. of _ruber_, red. =Pileus= broadly conical or
convex, viscid when moist, subtomentose or slightly pubescent when dry,
_red fading to yellow on the margin_. =Flesh= whitish or yellowish,
taste _mild_. =Tubes= adnate or slightly depressed around the stem,
dingy-reddish, becoming subferruginous. =Stem= equal, slender, even,
colored like the tubes, _yellow within_, sometimes yellow at the base.
=Spores= oblong-fusiform, ferruginous-brown, 12.5–15×4µ.
=Pileus= 1–2 in. broad. =Stem= 1–2 in. long, 1–3 lines thick.
Mixed woods or under or near coniferous trees in open places. New York,
_Peck_. _Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
=B. pipera´tus= Bull.—_piper_, pepper. =Pileus= convex or nearly plane,
glabrous, _slightly viscid_ when moist, _yellowish, cinnamon or
subferruginous_. =Flesh= white or yellowish, taste _acrid, peppery_.
=Tubes= rather long and large, angular, often unequal, plane or convex,
adnate or subdecurrent, _reddish-rust color_. =Stem= slender, subequal,
tawny-yellow, bright yellow at the base. =Spores= subfusiform,
ferruginous-brown, 9–11×4µ.
=Pileus= 1–3 in. broad. =Stem= 1.5–3 in. long, 2–4 lines thick.
Woods and open places. Common and variable.
This species may easily be recognized by its peppery flavor. The pileus
sometimes appears as if slightly tomentose, and both this and the
preceding species recede from the character of the tribe by the slight
viscidity of the pileus. This is sometimes cracked into areas and
sometimes the margin is very obtuse by the elongation of the tubes.
_Peck_, Boleti of the U.S.
Haddonfield, N.J., 1892. _McIlvaine._
This fungus is reckoned poisonous by Stevenson. Massee gives its taste
as very hot. The taste of the American plant is peppery but not
offensively so. This pepperiness it loses in cooking. It has been eaten
by the writer and his friends with enjoyment and without any discomfort.
[Illustration: Grouped by F.D. Briscoe—Studies by C. McIlvaine New
Species. PLATE CXVI.]
FIG. PAGE. FIG. PAGE.
1. BOLETUS ECCENTRICUS, 470 4. BOLETUS SUBSANGUINEUS, 420
2. BOLETUS BADICEPS, 436 5. BOLETUS CRASSIPES, 452
3. BOLETUS FULVUS, 465
=B. subsanguin´eus= Pk.—_sub_ and _sanguineus_, bloody. (Plate CXVI,
fig. 4, p. 420.) =Pileus= convex or slightly depressed in the center,
glabrous, viscid, bright-red or scarlet. =Flesh= thick, firm but
flexible, white, slowly changing to a pale brownish-lilac on exposure to
the air, taste slightly bitter. =Tubes= very short, 2–4 mm. long,
adnate, but often separating from the stem with the expansion of the
pileus, reddish, the mouths minute, stuffed at first, pinkish, then
brownish-yellow, changing to a light-brown where wounded. =Stem= short,
thick, uneven, often tapering downward, streaked with red, pale-yellow
at the top, white at the base, marked at the top by the decurrent walls
of the tubes.
=Pileus= 2.5–10 cm. broad. =Stem= 2.5–5 cm. long, 2–4 cm. thick.
Solitary, gregarious or cespitose. Under beech trees. West Philadelphia,
Pa. August. _C. McIlvaine._
This is a very showy species, easily recognized by its bright-red viscid
pileus and its short, thick and uneven or somewhat lacunose stem. It is
closely related to the European B. sanguineus With., from which it is
separated by its minute tubes, its uneven stem and the brownish hues
assumed where wounded.
The spore characters of this and the four succeeding species are
unknown, but the other characters are quite distinctive and apparently
sufficient for the recognition of the species. The descriptions have
been derived from colored figures and other data furnished by Mr.
McIlvaine, who says all are edible. _Peck_, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, No.
27.
When slowly stewed for thirty minutes, there is no better Boletus.
PULVERULENTI.
=Pileus= clothed with a yellow dust or a yellow powdery down. =Stem=
more or less yellow powdered, neither bulbous nor distinctly
reticulated.
The species which constitute this tribe are easily distinguished from
all others by the sulphur-colored pulverulence which coats the pileus
and stem like a universal veil. They appear thus far to be peculiar to
this country. Though strongly resembling each other in the tribal
character they are very diverse in other respects. One species, by its
viscidity, connects with the preceding tribe; another by its differently
colored tube mouths is related to the Luridi; and the third is peculiar
in its ligneous habitat.
Plant growing on the ground 1
Plant growing on wood B. hemichrysus
1. Tubes adnate, of one color B. Ravenelii
1. Tubes free, with red mouths B. auriflammeus
_Peck_, Boleti of the U.S., p. 103.
=B. hemichry´sus= B. and C.—half-golden. =Pileus= convex, at length
plane or irregularly depressed, floccose-squamulose, covered with a
yellow powder, sometimes cracked, bright golden-yellow. =Flesh= thick,
_yellow_. =Tubes= adnate or decurrent, yellow, becoming reddish-brown,
the mouths large, angular. =Stem= _short, irregular, narrowed below_,
sprinkled with a yellow dust, yellowish tinged with red; mycelium
yellow. =Spores= oblong, minute, dingy-ochraceous.
Var. _muta´bilis_. =Flesh= slightly changing to blue where wounded.
=Stem= reddish, yellow within, sometimes eccentric. =Spores=
oblong-elliptical, 7.5–9×3–4µ.
=Pileus= 1.5–2.5 in. broad. =Stem= about 1 in. long, 3–6 lines thick.
Roots of pine, _Pinus palustris_. The variety on stumps of _Pinus
strobus_.
South Carolina, _Ravenel_; North Carolina, _Curtis_; New York, _Peck_.