Description
Name in North American Boletes: Boletus calopus
Genus: Caloboletus
- Genus 2: Boletus
Species: calopus
Common Name:
Tells: Bitter flesh stains quickly blue. Red stem is very netted, browner low, & yellow by the pores. Yellow pores age darker & quickly blue. Likes hemlock.
Other Information: Olive- to gray-brown cap pales w/age & usually cracks or fissures in the center. NOTE: The species name “calopus” comes from Europe and will most likely have to be changed. Compare to Caloboletus inedulis, an American name.
Science Notes: DNA
Edibility: Bitter
CHEMICAL TESTS:
- NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap flesh turns yellow-brown.
- KOH: Cap flesh turns yellow-brown.
- FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap flesh turns olive-green.
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