Tylopilus atratus (“False Black Velvet Bolete”)

Think “T. alboater but under hemlock.” Gray to black velvety cap often cracks even when young. White cap flesh slowly blackens w/no red phase.

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Description

Genus: Tylopilus

Species: atratus

Common Name: “False Black Velvet Bolete”

Tells: Think “T. alboater but under hemlock.” Gray to black velvety cap often cracks even when young. White cap flesh slowly blackens w/no red phase.

Other Information: White pores soon age to cocoa & stain red- to blackish-brown. Occasionally twisted stem is white on top & dark below. Cap flesh odor described as “musty.” Found in Western New York State, the limits are unknown. A smaller mushroom <3½” tall or across. T. alboater (Black Velvet Bolete) likes oak rather than hemlock, stains pinkish or red before slowly resolving toward black, & has pores that age toward pink rather than brown.

Edibility: Unknown.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

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

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff

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