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Xanthoconium affine

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Xanthoconium affine
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Xanthoconium affine is a species of bolete fungus of the genus Xanthoconium. First described as a species of Boletus by Charles Horton Peck in 1873,[1] it was placed in its current genus by Rolf Singer in 1944.[2]

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The convex cap is 3.5–9 centimetres (1+123+12 in) wide and brownish. The pores are whitish, darkening with age. The stem is 3.5–9 cm tall and 1–2 cm thick. The flesh is white with a mild scent. The spore print is yellowish brown.[3]

It may resemble X. purpureum, Boletus separans, and Tylopilus felleus.[3]

It can be found under oak and beech trees in eastern North America from June to September.[3]

The species is regarded as edible.[4]

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