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Boletus Scaber

Boletus scaber

Cap - Smooth, viscid when moist, or minutely woolly, velvety, or scaly. 1-5 inches wide. Colour ranges from nearly white to almost black.

Tubes - Free from the stem, white, long. Mouths minute.

Flesh - White.

Stem - Long, ground colour whitish, roughened with blackish brown or reddish dots or scales. 3-5 inches long.

Habitat - Common in woods, swampy and open places.