Aureoboletus betula (“Shaggy Stalked Bolete”)

Cap ranges from yellow to very red. Long, shaggy, oft-curved stem. Flesh green-yellow or orange-yellow. Very deep pores.

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Description

Name in North American Boletes: Austroboletus betula

Genus: Aureoboletus

  • Genus 2: Boletellus
  • Genus 3: Austroboletus
  • Genus 4: Heimioporus

Species: betula

Common Name: “Shaggy Stalked Bolete”

Tells: Cap ranges from yellow to very red. Long, shaggy, oft-curved stem. Flesh green-yellow or orange-yellow. Very deep pores.

Other information: A very distinctive mushroom that is particularly common in the southern Appalachians.

Science Notes: Genetic tests have definitely moved this mushroom out of Autroboletus, but where does it belong? Initially it went into Boletellus. Then it got moved to the newly erected genus Heimioporus. Then it got moved back. Then… For those who care, as of November, 2015 the consensus is as follows: (1) There is molecular evidence to support a generic affiliation with either Heimioporus or Boletellus, (2) There is NOT enough molecular evidence to choose between Heimioporus & Boletellus, and therefore (3) we are going to stick with Boletellus betula until more evidence comes along to settle the issue.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): No data.
  • KOH: No data.
  • FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff 563 Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians 298 North American Boletes 79 219

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Stern Dixon
1 year 8 months ago

Can u eat the stems?