Porphyrellus indecisus

Porphyrellus indecisus, commonly known as the indecisive bolete,^[1] is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It was described in 1888 by Charles Horton Peck.^[2] It is native to North America and edible.

Porphyrellus indecisus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Boletaceae
Genus:	Porphyrellus
Species:	P. indecisus
Binomial name
Porphyrellus indecisus (Peck) E.-J. Gilbert
Synonyms
List Boletus indecisus Peck (1888) Tylopilus indecisus (Peck) Murrill (1909) Boletus subpunctipes Peck Tylopilus subpunctipes (Peck) A.H. Sm. & Thiers

Porphyrellus indecisus Mycological characteristics
	Pores on hymenium
	Cap is convex or flat
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is tan to reddish-brown
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Charles Horton Peck in 1888 as Boletus indecisus.^[2] In 1909, William Murrill used the name Tylopilus indecisus to refer to this species.^[3] The current name was first used by Édouard-Jean Gilbert in 1931.^[2]

Description

The fruiting bodies have convex to flat brown caps 5–25 centimetres (2–10 in) in diameter. The surface of the cap is often smooth and dry.^[1] The pores are small at first, but get larger as the mushroom ages.^[4] The stipe is sometimes, but not always, thicker at the base.^[1][4] The spore print is pinkish-tan to reddish-brown, sometimes with a vinaceous tinge.^[1][4]

Edibility

Porphyrellus indecisus is edible.^[1][4]

See also

• List of North American boletes