American Boletes #260620

Boletes are tube-bearing fungi differing from the polypores chiefly in their fleshy consistency and terrestrial habit, usually occurring on the ground in woods during late summer and au tumn. The species are difficult to distinguish, even in the fresh state, and when the large amount of water they contain is eliminated the dried specimens bear little resemblance to the originals. The accompanying blank has been found convenient for field notes.