Austroboletus subflavidus

Smells fruity but tastes bitter. Stem with thick, raised netting & often a yellow base. Babies may have clear fluid beads on the pores.

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Description

Name in North American Boletes: Austroboletus subflavidus

Genus: Austroboletus

Species: subflavidus

Common Name: White Coarsely-Ribbed Bolete

Tells: Smells fruity but tastes bitter. Stem with thick, raised netting & often a yellow base. Babies may have clear fluid beads on the pores. Found under oak and pine.

Other information: Mushroom is all white to buff except the pores, which age toward pink. Nothing stains. Cap often cracks with age. Mushrooms are often found in a dried or shriveled state.

Edibility: Too bitter to eat.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap surface turns pale cinnamon.
  • KOH: Cap surface turns pale cinnamon.
  • FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff  0 Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians  0 North American Boletes 82 71

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Heather
2 years 7 months ago

Was excited to find this mushroom in Florida yesterday! I had never seen it before and it sure is a pretty one to look at!