While hunting mushrooms in south Alabama, the Strobilomyces strobilaceus is a common find. The old man of the woods bolete is it’s more common name. Additionally, it is also called the pine cone bolete. Most noteworthy, I discovered these old man of the woods growing at the base of a pine tree. This is significant because it helps in the mushroom identification. Commonly found growing under pine or oak trees. the old man of the woods bolete are a great find for mushroom hunters.
Strobilomyces strobilaceus Spore Print
The spore print for the old man of the woods mushroom will be blackish brown to black in color as indicated below.
Finally, this will be a series of posts about the boletes of southern Alabama. Be sure to check out the following posts:
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