Xerocomellus zelleri (Murrill) Klofac
Öst. Z. Pilzk. 20: 39. 2011.

Common Name: none

Basionym: Ceriomyces zelleri Murrill

Synonym: Boletus zelleri (Murrill) Murrill; Xerocomus zelleri (Murrill) Snell; Boletellus zelleri (Murrill) Singer, Snell, & Dick

• Description

  For description see Frank et al.

• Habitat

  Xerocomellus zelleri is found in coniferous forests in the Pacific Northwest, from British Columbia to northern coastal California. Rare in most of its range, including California.

• Edibility

  Edible.

• Comments

  The traditional delineation of Xerocomellus zelleri includes the true X. xelleri, shown here, plus Xeromellus atropurpureus. Recent molecular work by Frank et al. has shown there are two species in this complex, with X. atropurpureus being the common species.

• References

  Desjardin, D.E., Wood, M.G. & Stevens, F.A. (2015). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press: Portland, OR. 560 p.
  Frank, J., Siegel, N., Schwarz, C., Araki, B. & Vellinga, E. (2020). Xerocomellus (Boletaceae) in western North America. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 6: 265-288. (PDF)
  Murrill, W.A. (1912). Polyporaceae and Boletaceae of the Pacific Coast. Mycologia 4(2): 91-100. (Protologue)
  Siegel, N. & Schwarz, C. (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.
  Snell, W.H., Singer, R. & Dick, E.A. (1959). Notes on Boletes. XI. Mycologia 51(4): 564-577.
  

• Other Descriptions and Photos
  Main Photo
  • Michael Wood: Xerocomellus zelleri (CP)
  • Boletes of California: Boletus zelleri (D & CP)
  • iNaturalist: Xerocomellus zelleri (CP)
  • Wikipedia: Xerocomellus zelleri (D & CP)
  • Global Fungal Red List Initiative: Xerocomellus zelleri (D & CP)
  
  

  (D=Description; I=Illustration; P=Photo; CP=Color Photo)