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Boletus bicoloroides
Deep red cap fades to pale orange-yellow w/red splashes. Yellow pores bruise blue. Dark red stem w/no netting. Yellow cap flesh stains blue.
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Boletus curtisii
Viscid, bright yellow cap tastes acidic and stains fingers yellow. Viscid yellow stem is often hollow & long compared to the cap.
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Boletus edulis (“King Bolete”)
Buff stem w/white netting. Babies have stuffed pores. Cap colors vary hugely. White pores age to yellow, & darken w/old age. Likes conifers. Specific tree associates vary with region.
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Boletus fagicola
Brownish pores are bright yellow by the edge & stain dark blue. Yellow flesh quickly blues. Yellow stem w/ brown/gray powder-spots is well-netted, esp. toward the top, & bruises brown.
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Boletus flammans (“Flame Bolete”)
Red to brown-red cap stains blue. Red to orange-red pores stain blue. Yellow cap flesh stains blue. Red oft-netted stem may have yellow base.
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Smoky buff stem has red-purple streaks & red stripe on top, & browns w/age. Green-yellow pores age brownish & stain blue, resolving to brown.
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Boletus harrisonii
Often mistaken for H. campestris/rubellus, but grows w/trees and has no red-orange dots by the base. Small; red-pink cap; yellow flesh and pores stain greenish blue; pores age to greenish- or olive-yellow.
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Boletus huronensis (“False King Bolete”)
Exceptionally dense. Found in hemlock. Pale yellow pores slowly bruise green-blue, resolving toward brown. Often has a “tide mark” on the stem. Netting is rare. Often tastes sweet.
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Boletus miniato-olivaceus
Rosy pink-red cap tans w/age, often w/olive patches. Yellow pores stain blue-that-browns, add red w/age & end dingy olive. Yellow mycelium.
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Boletus miniato-pallescens
Greenish yellow pores age toward orange & bruise greenish blue. Dark red cap pales through peach & orange toward yellow-tan, & cracks w/age. Flesh turns orange-red when cooked.
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Boletus nobilis
Pale stem w/ ever-browner streaks going down, may be “delicately netted”. Cap often pitted or wrinkled. White pores age toward brownish yellow.
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Boletus pseudo-olivaceus
Pale brown/yellow/olive cap stains blue, resolving toward brownish-black. Pale brown/orange/yellow flesh blues instantly & ages to have a faint chlorine smell.
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Boletus pseudopinophilus
Stem netting white high, darker on lower 75%. Reddish-brown, oft-wrinkled cap. Creamy pores age to darkening yellow & usually stain blue-gray that turns brownish.
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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.
