4a. Found in S.W. Pennsylvania
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Boletus roodyi (“Roody’s Bolete”)
Blood/pink/purple-red cap flattens & often cracks w/age. Stem yellow above, red below w/ no netting. Yellow pores age toward olive & DNS.
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Boletus sensibilis (“Curry Bolete”)
Yellow pores, yellow flesh, red-brown cap, & yellow stem (which may have pink/red by base) all blue instantly & profoundly. Distinctive odor.
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Boletus separans (“Lilac Bolete”)
Variable cap (buff to purplish-brown) usually has lilac tones & is often wrinkled or pitted. White-netted cap-colored stem.
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Boletus 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 to rare.
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Boletus subcaerulescens (“Almost Bluing King Bolete”)
Stem has white netting high, darkening lower down & from handling. Reddish-brown, oft-wrinkled cap. Creamy pores age to yellow & may stain blue-gray that turns brownish.
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Boletus subsanguineus
Viscid, bright red cap fades w/age. White cap flesh slowly stains pale brownish lilac. Pinkish baby pores age to brownish yellow & bruise pale brown.
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Boletus variipes
Buff/yellow-brown/brown cap often cracks & fissures with age & hot weather. White pores turn dingy yellow with age. Often bulbous stem is usually netted either white or brown.
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Boletus variipes-fagicola
Dark brown-black cap often cracks & fissures w/age & hot weather. White pores age dingy yellow. Oft-bulbous stem usually has white or brown netting.
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Boletus vermiculosoides (“Brown Pored Bolete”)
Dark brown or red-brown pores pale w/age & bruise a blackish blue that slowly fades to brownish orange. Pungent odor. Often buggy. Likes oak.
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Bothia castanella
Overall color varies through yellow, brown, pink, and chestnut. Stem is often netted, esp. at the top. Chestnut-brown cap can have red or yellow notes. Broad, angular pores bruise tawny brown.
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Butyriboletus brunneus
Brown (reddish, yellow, or olive) cap. Yellow pores & pale yellow flesh blue quickly. Well-netted stem yellow above & pink to purple by base. Early season and late season.
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Butyriboletus roseopurpureus
All yellow except the pink/purple cap. Yellow flesh blues quickly (fading to slate), smells fragrant, & tastes of sour lemon.
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Caloboletus inedulis
Bitter, whitish-yellow cap flesh stains blue. Yellow pores darken w/age & stain blue. Netted stem is yellow on top, red going down, w/dark-staining base.
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Chalciporus piperatus (“Peppery Bolete”)
Harsh, acrid peppery flavor. Bright yellow mycelium. Yellow cap flesh ages to dingy purple. Pores may stain brown (blue/black bruising = piperatoides).
