Description
Name in North American Boletes: Boletus projectellus
Genus: Aureoboletus
- Genus 2: Boletus
- Genus 3: Boletellus
- Genus 4: Ceriomyces
Species: projectellus
Common Name:
Tells: Cap flesh tastes lemony. Well-netted stem w/viscid-when-wet bottom, often w/white mycelium. Cap edge projects past the pores to form a ridge.
Other Information: Yellow pores age toward brown & bruise lemon yellow. Cap shape often shifts from from a hamburger bun to a “cupcake” shape as the tubes extend in maturity. Cap surface often cracks in age. White cap flesh often has a rosy tinge & slowly stains yellow-brown. Likes pine, especially Scots Pine. An eastern version of the Admirable Bolete (B. mirabilis).
Science Notes: DNA testing moved this mushroom into the newly erected genus “Aureoboletus” (“Aureo” from the characteristic sunny-yellow pores).
Edibility: Good. Reported to be much better when fresh.
CHEMICAL TESTS:
- NH4OH (Ammonia): No reaction.
- KOH: No reaction.
- FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap surface turns olive. Cap flesh turns pale gray.
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