Boletes
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Boletus edulis (“King Bolete”)
Buff stem w/white netting. Babies have stuffed pores. Cap colors vary hugely. White pores age to yellow, & darken w/old age. Likes conifers. Specific tree associates vary with region.
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Boletus fagicola
Brownish pores are bright yellow by the edge & stain dark blue. Yellow flesh quickly blues. Yellow stem w/ brown/gray powder-spots is well-netted, esp. toward the top, & bruises brown.
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Boletus fairchildianus
Some-kind-of-red cap dulls with age toward tawny or brown. Orange- or red-on-yellow, blue-staining pores. Yellow cap flesh stains strongly blue.
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Boletus fibrillosus
Brown (cinnamon to dark) cap may have white-buff spots, & may be wrinkled or scaly. Well-netted stem is yellow on top & ever-browner going down.
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Boletus flammans (“Flame Bolete”)
Red to brown-red cap stains blue. Red to orange-red pores stain blue. Yellow cap flesh stains blue. Red oft-netted stem may have yellow base.
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Boletus glabellus
Smoky buff stem has red-purple streaks & red stripe on top, & browns w/age. Green-yellow pores age brownish & stain blue, resolving to brown.
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Boletus harrisonii
Often mistaken for H. campestris/rubellus, but grows w/trees and has no red-orange dots by the base. Small; red-pink cap; yellow flesh and pores stain greenish blue; pores age to greenish- or olive-yellow.
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Boletus holoxanthus
Yellow cap, pores & stem flesh all blue quickly & then fade to dark gray. Coarsely red-netted stem & cap flesh also blue & then fade.
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Boletus huronensis (“False King Bolete”)
Exceptionally dense. Found in hemlock. Pale yellow pores slowly bruise green-blue, resolving toward brown. Often has a “tide mark” on the stem. Netting is rare. Often tastes sweet.
Read moreBoletus lewisii
Whitish-yellow cap flesh blues erratically, esp. by tubes, & may taste a bit acrid. Yellow pores dull w/age, bruising weakly blue before resolving brownish.
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Boletus luridellus
Yellow flesh stains blue w/ dark indigo in the stem base. Yellow to brown stem (redder base) w/yellow to brown netting. Yellow pores age toward yellow-green or -olive & stain blue/black.
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Boletus mahogonicoloroides
Mahogany (or a bit redder) cap lightens & may stain blue at edge. Yellow cap flesh stains blue, resolving to pale red-brown. Yellowish pores bruise blue-black.
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Boletus melleoluteus
Yellow pores age grayish & stain dark olive-brown. Stem slowly stains red from handling. Pale yellow flesh slowly blues, esp. by tubes.
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Boletus miniato-olivaceus
Rosy pink-red cap tans w/age, often w/olive patches. Yellow pores stain blue-that-browns, add red w/age & end dingy olive. Stem tapers down to yellow mycelium.
