Leccinum aeneum

Found in the California Sierra Nevadas. White cap flesh slowly stains purplish-gray or -brown, & stem flesh stains green by base. Likes manzanita, bearberry, & their relatives.

SKU: Leccinum armeniacum Categories: 2. Found in California, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh Does Not Stain with 30 seconds, Cap Flesh is White, CAP FLESH STAINING FILTERS, Cap Flesh Stains a Color Other than Blue, CAP SIZE FILTERS, CAP TASTE FILTERS, CAP TEXTURE FILTERS, Cap Texture is: 1- Dry & Smooth (Normal), Cap Texture is: 4- Cracked Beyond Environmental Effects, Deciduous (Leafy) Trees, Edibility: 3- Iffy, 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's Cap is >0.1" Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >4” Across, PORE COLOR FILTERS, PORE SIZE FILTERS, PORE STAINING FILTERS, Pores Stain Other than Blue, Primary Cap Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Pore Color is: 1- White, Buff, or Light Gray, Primary Stem Color is: 1- White, Buff, or Light Gray, 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 Is Bulbous, STEM SIZE FILTERS, Stem: 1- Has No Significant Ornaments, Stem: 6- Has Scabers/Scales, Stem: 7- Is Notably Dotted and/or Spotted, ZONE 3- the FAR WEST

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Description

Genus: Leccinum

Species: aeneum

Common Name:

Tells: Found in the California Sierra Nevadas. White cap flesh slowly stains purplish-gray or -brown, & stem flesh stains green by base. Likes manzanita, bearberry, & their relatives.

Other Information: Apricot- to reddish-orange or copper cap may crack or fissure w/age. Whitish pores age to olive-buff & bruise darker or brown. Salt & pepper stem w/fine white baby scabers that end dark brown or black. This is a true North American species, which is a welcome change from the norm for red- and orange-capped Leccinums.

Science Notes: See this Article on the Red-Cap Leccinum Taxonomy Mess.

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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