5. Found in W. Va. or the Central Appalachians
Showing 81–96 of 98 results
-
Tylopilus alboater (“Black Velvet Bolete”)
Velvety black cap. Oft-swollen or bulbous stem echoes the cap color. Pores & white cap flesh usually stain pink, then become dark.
Read more
Tylopilus atronicotianus (“Tobacco Stain Bolete”)
White pores age to reddish brown & stain red/brown or black. Brown stem darkens going down to nicotine-stain-blackish, often ending in a “V” shape with a tiny taproot.
Read more
Tylopilus badiceps
White cap flesh may slowly stain pink & sometimes has a “sweet molasses” smell. Cap starts deep red, ages to red-brown, & usually has a “beveled” edge.
Read more
Tylopilus felleus (“Bitter Bolete”)
White cap flesh tastes bitter, & rarely stains pink. Oft-bulbous, brown stem has dark brown netting & may stain olive-brown. White pores age pinkish.
Read more
Tylopilus indecisus
Pale brown pores age to cinnamon & stain brown. White cap flesh DNS (mostly), w/no bitter taste. White/buff, netted stem stains brown.
Read more
Tylopilus intermedius (“Bitter Parchment Bolete”)
White cap flesh tastes bitter & stains brown. Oft-wrinkled/lumpy whitish cap & slightly darker stem both bruise yellow- to olive-brown.
Read more
Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus (“Violet Gray Bolete”)
Purplish stem is marbled or streaked w/white, & browns w/age. Cap is similar but browner, often w/a whitish bloom. Bitter, white cap flesh DNS.
Read more
Tylopilus rubrobrunneus (“Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete”)
Purple cap ages toward brownish. White flesh tastes bitter. Buff to brown stem turns gray-green from handling.
Read more
Tylopilus variobrunneus (“Brown-Net Bolete”)
Stem darkens from buff w/white netting on top to brown w/brown netting, to dark brown base. Dark brown cap may have olive edge, & ages to pale chestnut.
Read more
Tylopilus violatinctus (“Violet Bitter Bolete”)
Bitter white cap flesh. Violet cap skin ages through pink to tan, bruising violet. Pinkish, yellow-staining stem browns w/age, apex staying white. Often buggy.
Read more
Xanthoconium affine variations (“Spotted Bolete”)
Brown (red-, yellow-, or dark) cap may have yellow spots. White pores age yellow-tan & stain darker. White/tan stem may have pink-purple tints.
Read more
Xanthoconium purpureum
Dark red to purplish cap. White pores age toward yellow-brown & bruise brown. Pale- to brownish-yellow stem, usually w/red to brown streaks.
Read more
Xerocomellus chrysenteron (“Red Crack Bolete”)
Olive-brown cap w/many red-edged cracks. Stem is yellow by pores, purplish-red by base, & bruises blue-green. Yellow pores age to brown & stain blue. Cap flesh blues slowly.
Read more
Xerocomellus intermedius
Pores start tiny & yellow, end huge & brownish, and stain blue before fading to brown. Fissures into sections w/age. Pale yellow flesh stains blue & has pink layer by skin.
