4a. Found in S.W. Pennsylvania
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Pseudomerulius curtisii
Bolete or polypore? Grows shelf-like (no stem) on decaying wood (esp. hemlock & pine). Strongly veined, wavy, orange-yellow pores bruise darker orange.
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Pulveroboletus ravenelii (“Ravenel’s Bolete”)
Powdery yellow cap ages red from center out. Yellow pores age to grayish brown & stain greenish-blue, resolving to greenish-brown.
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Retiboletus griseus (“Gray Bolete”)
Likes oak. Dark brown bug holes w/bright yellow stains. White flesh may slowly redden. Coarse yellow-brown netting that darkens w/age. Gray (pale, brownish or dark) cap.
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Retiboletus ornatipes (“Ornate Bolete”)
Bright yellow, heavily textured stem bruises toward orange. Yellow pores bruise yellow-orange. Often tastes bitter.
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Rubroboletus rhodosanguineus (“Perfumed Bolete”)
Yellow cap flesh tastes sweet, smells of over-ripe fruit when fresh & perfume when dry, & blues quickly before resolving to dull grayish-blue.
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Strobilomyces confusus (“Old Man of the Woods”)
Cap has pointier, more erect scales than the other Old Men. Flesh stains orange-red to orange. Pores start white but quickly age toward gray-black.
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Strobilomyces dryophilus (“Old Man of the Woods”)
Cap has grayish pink or darker scales on white base. White flesh stains orange/pink before slowly darkening. Lighter, shaggy stem is often stringy & useless. Likes oak.
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Strobilomyces strobilaceus (“Old Man of the Woods”)
Cap is completely distinctive black scales on white base. Flesh stains pink. Stem is often stringy & useless.
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Suillellus luridus
Yellow, blue/green staining flesh has a red/purple line just above the tubes. Yellow/red stem has lots of red netting, esp. at the top.
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Suillus americanus (“Chicken Fat Suillus”)
Very viscid yellow cap, often w/red markings, stains fingers brown when handled. Grows under white pine. Yellow pores slowly stain reddish brown.
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Suillus bovinus
Pale yellow cap flesh slowly stains orange-pink (rarely blue), smells fruity & pleasant, & may taste sweet. Viscid buff to orange-brown cap.
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Suillus brevipes (“Short Stalked Bolete”)
Stem is so short (<2″) that the viscid brown (dark to cinnamon, fading w/age) cap can seem to be on the ground.
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Suillus clintonianus (“Larch Suillus”)
Pale- to orange-yellow cap flesh stains pinkish brown. Viscid cap. Cap-colored stem usually has yellow band above the ring & white below. Ammonia/KOH on cap. Grows w/larch.
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Suillus luteus (“Slippery Jack”)
Viscid yellow to red-brown cap w/sour-tasting skin. White stem ages yellow w/purplish or grayish tones, large, oft-viscid ring, & many dots & smears. Likes pine.
