Extract from Wikipedia article: Tylopilus alboater, called the black velvet bolete, by some, is a bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. The species is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, and in eastern Asia, including China, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand. A mycorrhizal species, it grows solitarily, scattered, or in groups on the ground usually under deciduous trees, particularly oak, although it has been recorded from deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests.
Bolete mushrooms Tylopilus alboater(?) under small oaks in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2021 4200 Culpepper Dr, Bryan, TX 77801, USA
Cross section of bolete mushrooms Tylopilus alboater(?) under small oaks in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2021 4200 Culpepper Dr, Bryan, TX 77801, USA
Bolete mushroom Tylopilus alboater(?) in cross section in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2021 Hensel Park, College Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA