Austroboletus asper

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| image = Austroboletus asper by Jean Rogers.jpg

| image_caption = Austroboletus asper growing in Hellyer Gorge, Tasmania, Australia

| genus = Austroboletus

| species = asper

| authority = K.Syme, Bonito, T.Lebel, Fechner & Halling (2020)

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Austroboletus asper is a species of bolete fungus found in Australia. It was described only recently identified in 2020 by the mycologists Roy Halling, Katrina Syme, Gregory Bonito, Teresa Lebel, and Nigel Fechner.{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=2767004&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock |title=Austrolobetus asper by NCBI}} The species name is derived from the Latin word asper meaning 'rough'. Austroboletus asper is an interesting mushroom-forming fungus species found amidst the eucalyptus forests of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. It features including a dry cap and a stem adorned with subtle reticulations. This species has a cap with a pale appendiculate margin, whose spores are Q ≥ 3.{{cite web |url=https://qldfungi.org.au/fungi-id/fungi-keys/fungi-key-austroboletus |title=Fungi Key - Austroboletus |website = Queensland Mycological Society |access-date=7 July 2024}}

According to the state of Queensland, Australia, it has no conservation significance as of 20 May 2024, which means that its existence is not at threat.[https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=41850 Species profile—Austroboletus asper] Queensland Government