ZONE 2- the MIDWEST
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Suillus tomentosus (“Blue-Staining Slippery Jack”)
Wooly/scaly, yellow to orangey cap balds w/ age. Brown-yellow pores stain blue, & babies may have yellow dew. Stains fingers brown.
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Suillus weaverae f/k/a granulatus (“Butterball”)
White stem ages yellower & has many pink/brown dots & smears. Viscid cap. Whitish pores age yellow & usually stain dull cinnamon.
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Sutorius eximius (“Lilac Brown Bolete”)
Chocolate- to purple-brown pores stain dark brown. Purple- to gray-brown cap. White cap flesh slowly stains purple-, red-, or gray-brown.
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Tylopilus appalachiensis
White pores age pinkish & stain brown. A small but solid bolete that likes roadsides & mossy ground by tree stumps. Whitish cap flesh slowly browns & often tastes bitter.
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Tylopilus badiceps
One of the two classic brown & whites. Cap starts deep red, ages to red-brown, & usually has a “beveled” edge. White pores age browner (not pinker) w/age & bruise brown.
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Tylopilus balloui (“Burnt Orange Bolete”)
Bright orange cap fades w/age. White stem w/yellow-orange tints, stains brown. White cap flesh stains pink-tan to purple-brown.
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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.
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Tylopilus ferrugineus
One of the two classic brown & whites. White-buff pores age pinker & bruise brown. Cap flesh bruises dull brown. No beveled edge on the cap.
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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.
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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.
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Tylopilus peralbidus
White/buff cap ages to brownish & stains cinnamon-brown. White flesh may stain pinkish-brownish, often smells like bleach, & tastes bitter. Southern species.
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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.
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Tylopilus 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.
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Tylopilus rubrobrunneus (“Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete”)
Purple cap ages toward brownish. White flesh tastes bitter. Buff to brown stem turns gray-green from handling.

