Fiery Tube-Mushroom.Fig. 26.

Fiery Tube-Mushroom.Fig. 26.

(Boletus piperatus.)597.

Never attains a larger size than the specimen on the sheet; indeed it is one of the smallest of all theBoleti. The taste is highly acrid; it is therefore looked upon with grave suspicion, and it is probably a very dangerous plant.

It grows in woods, but is rare.


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