Common name: flame bolete.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Boletus flammans is a species of bolete fungus found in North America. It was described scientifically by Esther A. Dick and Wally Snell in 1965.
Boletus flammans is a species of bolete fungus characterized by its bright red to orange-red cap, white to yellow pores, and stout stem. In East and Central Texas, it typically fruits from May to October, often in association with oak and pine trees. The cap ranges from 3-8 cm in diameter, and the stem is 4-10 cm tall and 1-3 cm thick. It has been found in various regions of East and Central Texas, including the Piney Woods and Post Oak Savannah ecoregions.
Bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 28, 2013
Orange pore bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
Dissected orange pore bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
Underside of a copper bolete mushroom Boletus flammans on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
Dissected red bolete mushroom Boletus flammans on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
Copper colored bolete mushroom Boletus flammans on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
Pore surface of a copper colored bolete mushroom Boletus flammans on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
Dissected copper colored bolete mushroom Boletus flammans on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
Group of copper colored bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
Red pored bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2019
Dissected red pored bolete mushroom Boletus flammans on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2019
Red pored bolete mushroom Boletus flammans in cross section on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2019
Close up of a red pored bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2019
Reddish bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2020
Reddish cap of bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2020
Red pore surface of bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2020
Dissected reddish bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2020
Cap of bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 20, 2020
Underside of bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 20, 2020
Young bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on a sandy trail on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 6, 2020
Side view of mushrooms Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on a sandy trail on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 6, 2020
Cross section of mushrooms Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on a sandy trail on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 6, 2020
Bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 6, 2020
Bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus in cross section on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 6, 2020
Brown spore print from a bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus taken from Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 7, 2020
Bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. fairchildianus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 31, 2020
Dissected bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. fairchildianus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 31, 2020
Bolete mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 18, 2020
Underside of bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 18, 2020
Cross section of a mushroom Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 18, 2020
Bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, September 24, 2020
Underside of bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, September 24, 2020
Dissected bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans or may be B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, September 24, 2020
Mushroom Neoboletus or may be Boletus flammans or B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus together with other bolete on a steep side of a creek on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 25, 2020
Mushroom Neoboletus or may be Boletus flammans or B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus to the right and some other bolete to the left on a steep side of a creek on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 25, 2020
Mushroom Neoboletus or may be Boletus flammans or B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 25, 2020
Mushroom Neoboletus or may be Boletus flammans or B. carminiporus or B. fairchildianus in cross section on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 25, 2020
Flame bolete mushroom (Boletus flammans)(?) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 26, 2022
Bolete mushroom Boletus flammans(?) under pines on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
Underside of bolete mushroom Boletus flammans(?) under pines on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
Orange pores of bolete mushroom Boletus flammans(?) under pines on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
Cross section of bolete mushroom Boletus flammans(?) under pines on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
Spores of a red tube bolete mushroom Boletus flammans(?) collected on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022
Bolete mushrooms with reddish pore Boletus flammans(?) in Pole Creek area of Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 16, 2022
Underside of bolete mushrooms with reddish pore Boletus flammans(?) in Pole Creek area of Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 16, 2022
Cluster of bolete mushrooms with reddish pore Boletus flammans(?) in Pole Creek area of Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 16, 2022
Spores of copper-colored bolete mushrooms Boletus flammans(?) in groups on sandy trail (spore print dark olive), collected in Pole Creek area of Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 16, 2022
Spore size 9.82 - 10.7 × 3.9 - 4.19 µm, length to width ratio Q = 2.4 - 2.7.
Underside of flame bolete mushroom (Boletus flammans)(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2022
Flame bolete mushroom (Boletus flammans)(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2022
Mushrooms Boletus flammans(?) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 13, 2025
Section of mushrooms Boletus flammans(?) instantly turning blue on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 13, 2025The observations document the presence of Boletus flammans, also known as flame bolete mushrooms, in various locations within Sam Houston National Forest and Huntsville State Park in Texas. The mushrooms were found under pines, on steep creek sides, and on sandy trails from May to September over several years (2020-2022). They are characterized by their reddish or orange pores and dark olive spore print. Multiple observations noted clusters of the mushrooms, and some documented their cross-sections and spores. While some observations are uncertain, with question marks indicating potential misidentification, the majority confirm the presence of Boletus flammans in these Texas locations. The consistent sightings suggest that this species is relatively common in the area during the warm months. Overall, the observations provide a record of the distribution and characteristics of Boletus flammans in eastern Texas.
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