Aureoboletus auriflammeus
| Aureoboletus auriflammeus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Aureoboletus |
| Species: | A. auriflammeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aureoboletus auriflammeus (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) G. Wu & Zhu L. Yang, 2016 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ceriomyces auriflammeus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Murrill (1909) | |
Aureoboletus auriflammeus, commonly known as the flaming gold bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Described as new to science in 1872, it is found in eastern North America, where it grows in a mycorrhizal association with oaks. The caps of the fruit bodies are golden orange, with a yellow pore surface on the underside, and a reticulated (network-like) stem. The edibility of the mushroom is not known.