Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]

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The fungi in this group produce fruitbodies with pores on the underside of the cap. Mostly the pores are roughly circular but in some species they are elongated. In some species the pores measure a millimetre or more in diameter but in others they are almost invisible to the naked eye and you may need a magnifying glass or hand lens to confirm their presence.

Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]

Boletes - Fleshy texture, stems central (more-or-less)

Polypores - Non-fleshy texture, stems central or lateral

Featured sightings

Kgaria sp. (genus) (A bolete mushroom) at Conder, ACT - 16 Jan 2024 by HelenCross

Phlebopus marginatus (Giant Bolete) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 15 Apr 2020 by rtas

Phlebopus marginatus (Giant Bolete) at Booth, ACT - 7 Jan 2019 by Christine

Latest sightings

Unverified Cap on a stem; pores below cap [boletes & stemmed polypores] at Aranda, ACT - 18 Mar 2026 by Dibble

Suillus sp. (A bolete ) at Yarralumla, ACT - 18 Mar 2026 by TimL

Phlebopus marginatus at Tennent, ACT - 13 Mar 2026 by JohnBundock

Suillus sp. (A bolete ) at Isaacs, ACT - 13 Mar 2026 by Mike

Unverified Bolete - Fleshy texture, stem central (more-or-less) at Paddys River, ACT - 13 Mar 2026 by SandraH

Unverified Cap on a stem; pores below cap [boletes & stemmed polypores] at Tharwa, ACT - 11 Mar 2026 by TimL

zz bolete at Canyonleigh, NSW - 9 Mar 2026 by blacksheep

Suillus sp. (A bolete ) at Cooma, NSW - 9 Mar 2026 by mahargiani

Boletellus sp. (genus) (A Bolete) at Katoomba, NSW - 7 Mar 2026 by Hejor1

Boletellus sp. (genus) (A Bolete) by LisaH

Unverified Cap on a stem; pores below cap [boletes & stemmed polypores] at Verrierdale, QLD - 5 Mar 2026 by Jim53

Lentinus arcularius (Fringed Polypore) at Russell, ACT - 3 Mar 2026 by Hejor1

Lentinus arcularius (Fringed Polypore) at Curtin, ACT - 4 Mar 2026 by Hejor1

Unverified Cap on a stem; pores below cap [boletes & stemmed polypores] by Caric

zz bolete at Queanbeyan West, NSW - 3 Mar 2026 by Paul4K

Suillus sp. (A bolete ) at Isaacs, ACT - 26 Feb 2026 by Mike

Lentinus arcularius (Fringed Polypore) at Kambah, ACT - 18 Feb 2026 by HelenCross

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Discussion

Heinol wrote:

18 Mar 2026

Initially you'd think Phlebopus marginatus - but the whiteish/greyish pores say 'no'. Intriguing.

Phlebopus marginatus

Heinol wrote:

12 Mar 2026

Possibly a partially dried Lentinus arcularius with a markedly off-centre stem or abnormally stemless.

Unverified Cap on a stem; pores below cap [boletes & stemmed polypores]

Heinol wrote:

12 Mar 2026

Possibly a species of Tylopilus.

zz bolete

Heinol wrote:

12 Mar 2026

Possibly a species of Tylopilus.

zz bolete

Caric wrote:

10 Mar 2026

I think you're right. I went back to the site today (I'm weeding it) and there were some that had popped up and now have a definite mushroom shape, not bolet. I didn't check underneath last time as I didn't want to pull it up.

Unverified Cap on a stem; pores below cap [boletes & stemmed polypores]

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