Parasitic flywheel (Pseudoboletus parasiticus)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Boletales (Boletales)
- Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)
- Genus: Pseudoboletus (Pseudobolt)
- Type: Pseudoboletus parasiticus (parasitic flywheel)
Hat: the dense and fleshy cap of the mushroom first has a hemispherical shape. Then the hat becomes flat. The surface of the cap is covered with fluff, so the skin looks velvety. The cap diameter is approximately 5 cm. The mushroom is very small in size. Basically, the hat has a brownish-yellowish color.
Leg: thin, usually curved. At the base, the stem narrows sharply. The surface of the leg is covered with small spots. The stem is brown-yellow.
Pores: mostly pores with ribbed edges, fairly wide. The tubules are short, descending along the stem. The tubular layer has a yellow color, in a mature fungus, the tubular layer becomes olive-brown.
Spore Powder: olive brown.
Pulp: not dense, yellow in color, smell, and taste are practically absent.
Similarity: This is a special boletus mushroom that has no resemblance to other mushrooms of this genus.
Moss fly parasitic parasitizes on the fruiting bodies of fungi. Belongs to the genus false raincoat.
Spread: Found on the fruiting bodies of false puffballs. As a rule, it grows in large groups. Prefers dry places and sandy soils. Fruiting time: summer-autumn.
Edibility: The mushroom has no nutritional value, although it belongs to edible mushrooms. It is not eaten because of its bad taste.