Gastrosuillus imbellus

Yellow, brown-staining pores w/in a yellow-brown membrane. Cap flesh smells pungent, tastes bitter, & may stain blue. Short stem w/dark brown dots.

SKU: Gastrosuillus imbellus Categories: 1. Cap Tastes Bitter, Acrid, Astringent, or Peppery, 1. Found in the Pacific Northwest, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh Does Not Stain with 30 seconds, Cap Flesh is White, Cap Flesh is Yellow, CAP FLESH STAINING FILTERS, Cap Flesh Stains Blue, CAP SIZE FILTERS, CAP TASTE FILTERS, CAP TEXTURE FILTERS, Cap Texture is: 1- Dry & Smooth (Normal), Cap Texture is: 2- Viscid, Sticky, Slimy or Slick, Cap Texture is: 3- Wrinkled, Pitted or Corrugated, Coniferous ("Needle-y") Trees, Edibility: 2-Bitter, FILTER SET #1: REGION, FILTER SET #2: CAP FEATURES, FILTER SET #3: PORE FEATURES, FILTER SET #4: STEM FEATURES, FILTER SET #5: CAP FLESH (CONTEXT) FEATURES, FILTER SET #6: SPORE PRINT, FILTER SET #7: HABITAT FILTERS, FILTER SET #8: EDIBILITY, My Mushroom is Mature & Its Pores are Huge, My Mushroom is Mature & Its Pores are Tiny, My Mushroom's Cap is >0.1" Across, PORE COLOR FILTERS, PORE SIZE FILTERS, PORE STAINING FILTERS, Pores Do Not Stain within 30 seconds, Pores Stain Other than Blue, Primary Cap Color is: 1- White, Buff, or Light Gray, Primary Cap Color is: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Cap Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, Primary Cap Color is: 5- Black, Dark Brown, or Dark Gray, Primary Pore Color is: 2 - Yellow to Gold, Primary Pore Color is: 4 - Some Shade of Brown, Primary Stem Color is: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Stem Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, Primary Stem Color is: 5- Black, Dark Brown, or Dark Gray, Spore Print is 1- Olive to Olive-Brown, Spore Print is 2- Yellow to Yellow-Brown, Spore Print is 3- Pink-, Red-, Purple-, or Cinnamon-Brown, Spore Print is 4- Plain Old Brown, STEM COLOR FILTERS, STEM DECORATION/ TEXTURE FILTERS, STEM SIZE FILTERS, Stem: 1- Has No Significant Ornaments, Stem: 7- Is Notably Dotted and/or Spotted, ZONE 3- the FAR WEST

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Description

Genus: Gastrosuillus

Species: imbellus

Common Name:

Tells: Yellow, brown-staining pores w/in a yellow-brown membrane. Cap flesh smells pungent, tastes bitter, & may stain blue. Short stem w/dark brown dots.

Other Information: Only known from Oregon, where it likes hemlock and fir. See GastroS. larcinus for an Eastern counterpart that grows under larch, and G. suilloides & amaranthii for California versions.

Edibility: Unknown.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): No data.
KOH: Cap skin instantly turns purple.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff

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