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Boletus edulis in NNSW?

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I can't find any records of anyone seeing this here before- and I didn't take pics, cos I thought it was probably a common find

But I found what looks like a Boletus edulis yesterday, in open paddock, NNSW, near the dripline of some eucalypts and just down from a pile of timber which burned last year

How likely is this? Does anyone know of anything else which could look similar? I know they happen down south in Vic, but I thought I was too far north

Cap was 100mm, brown, dry and velvety, the underside was pale cream, pores instead of gills, and nothing changed colour after the tissue was damaged- no colour change at all. Stem was solid, almost same diameter along. It didn't change colour when cut either

Stupidly I took it home, cut it up and whacked some in agar, not realising that it needs a tree to associate with to grow :( Shoulda taken a picture instead ). I still have the cap drying, maybe I should try to photograph some spore?

No point in trying to culture the mycelium if it won't fruit that way- unless someone knows of something new?

It's been a drier, colder year than normal for this time of year, we've also had the best year for fieldies I've seen in 10 years

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Very hard to say with no pics. Edulis only grows with certain trees though so depends what was nearby.

Could maybe also be Phlebopus marginatus?

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Suillus luteus look and taste kinda similar and would be fruiting now, but they only grow on pines afaik.

There are also some native boletes that grow on eucalypts, but I don't think any of them are good eating.

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I have found a few native varieties growing near eucalypts that looks somewhat like edulis. I would expect that if it did appear/arrive in new south Wales - that it would be asspciates with oak or similar introduced trees - althoughLepista nida is now completely naturalized and frequently found in eucalypt forest

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ZPBG are you implying that Lepista nuda is mycorrhizal?

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No not at all. I guess that might be the difference for why nuda has naturalised so easily - it seems to pin readily on any composted leaf matter.

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