1. Found in Connecticut
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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.
Read moreBoletus 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.
Read moreBoletus gertrudiae (“Gertrude Wells’ Bolete”)
Tiny pores are white when young, but soon turn yellow. Yellow band at stem top distinguishes from B. nobilis.
Read moreBoletus 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 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.
Read moreBoletus miniato-pallescens
Greenish yellow pores age toward orange & bruise greenish blue. Dark red cap pales through peach & orange toward yellow-tan, & cracks w/age. Turns orange-red when cooked.
Read moreBoletus nobilis
Pale stem w/ ever-browner streaks going down, may be “delicately netted”. Cap often pitted or wrinkled. White pores age toward brownish yellow.
Read moreBoletus pseudo-olivaceus
Pale brown/yellow/olive cap stains blue, resolving toward brownish-black. Pale brown/orange/yellow flesh blues instantly & ages to have a faint chlorine smell.
Read moreBoletus pseudopinophilus
Stem netting white high, darker on lower 75%. Reddish-brown, oft-wrinkled cap. Creamy pores age to darkening yellow & usually stain blue-gray that turns brownish.
Read moreBoletus rubroflammeus
Dark wine-red cap cracks w/age. Red pores dull w/age & quickly blue. Red-netted, cap-colored stem (often yellow by pores) bruises blue.
Read moreBoletus sensibilis (“Curry Bolete”)
Smells like curry. Yellow pores, yellow flesh, red-brown cap, & yellow stem (which may have pink/red by base) all blue instantly & profoundly.
Read moreBoletus separans (“Lilac Bolete”)
Variable cap (buff to purplish-brown) usually has lilac tones & is often wrinkled or pitted. White-netted cap-colored stem.
Read moreBoletus speciosus
Red cap browns in old age & stains blue. Yellow pores & pale yellow cap flesh blue instantly. Well-netted stem yellow above & red by base. Uncommon.
Read moreBoletus subcaerulescens (“Almost Bluing King Bolete”)
Stem has white netting white, darkening lower down & from handling. Reddish-brown, oft-wrinkled cap. Creamy pores age to yellow & may stain blue-gray that turns brownish.