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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 moreTylopilus peralbidus
White/buff cap ages to brownish & stains cinnamon-brown. White flesh may stain pinkish-brownish, often smells like bleach, & tastes bitter.
Read moreTylopilus 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 moreTylopilus rhoadsiae (“Pale Bitter Bolete”)
Bitter taste. White-buff to pinkish cap. White pores age pinkish & DNS. Cap-colored stem is well netted, esp. in the upper half.
Read moreTylopilus rubrobrunneus (“Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete”)
Purple cap ages toward brownish. White flesh tastes bitter. Buff to brown stem turns gray-green from handling.
Read moreTylopilus tabacinus
Lighter-cap-color stem is netted on top & often has a “tidal mark”. White cap flesh may smell fruity, fishy, or pungent, taste bitter, & slowly stain pink, purple, or brown.
Read moreTylopilus 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 moreXanthoconium 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 moreXanthoconium 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 moreXerocomellus 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 moreXerocomellus 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.
Read moreXerocomellus truncatus
Yellow pores age darker & stain blue/green. White flesh ages yellow & stains blue/green. Deep brown cap may redden w/age & often cracks.
Read moreXerocomus ferrugineus
Creamy white-yellow flesh w/a thin red line by the skin. Bug holes are often pink. Yellow pores darken w/age & often stain blue-green (rarely cinnamon). Deep tubes.
Read moreXerocomus hortonii (“Corrugated Bolete”)
Heavily corrugated red/brown/tan cap. Nice, dense texture. Yellow pores may blue slowly & erratically, & darken w/age.