ZONE 3- the FAR WEST
Montana, Idaho, Saskatchewan, and everything west to the coast. Includes California to the South.
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1. Found in the Pacific Northwest (94)
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2. Found in California (84)
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Aureoboletus citriniporus
Brown to black cap cracks in age. Brilliant yellow pores DNS. White to pale yellow stem gets orange-yellow by the pores. White cap flesh DNS.
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Aureoboletus flaviporus
Viscid, cinnamon-brown cap. White to pink-buff cap flesh DNS & tastes acidic. Viscid stem is yellow on top, red-on-white below.
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Aureoboletus mirabilis (“Admirable Bolete”)
Deep purple or red cap browns w/age, getting more velvety & less viscid. Netted stem colored like cap, but paler. Yellow mycelium.
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Boletellus pseudochrysenteroides
Red cap ages olive-brown, & gets deeply cracked/fissured. Yellow cap flesh blues & often tastes acidic. Yellow pores stain blue & resolve to brown.
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Boletus amyloideus
Viscid red cap ages to dark reddish brown. Pink- to rose-colored cap flesh. Bright greenish-yellow pores DNS.
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Boletus barrowsii (“White King Bolete”)
White pores age toward yellowish or light brown. Oft-bulbous pinkish buff-to-brown stem w/fine white netting at least on top.
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Boletus coccyginus
Small (<2″), velvety, oft-folded or -convoluted, purple- pink- to orange-red cap may crack by the edge w/age.
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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 fibrillosus
Brown (cinnamon to dark) cap may have white-buff spots, & may be wrinkled or scaly. Well-netted stem is yellow on top & ever-browner going down.
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Boletus mottiae (“Mott’s Bolete”)
Viscid, wrinkled, cinnamon to browner cap fades toward the edge. Netted, buff to pinkish-cinnamon stem. White pores age to yellow.
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Boletus regineus (“Queen Bolete”)
Dark- to black- (sometimes red-) brown cap. Stout, netted, white-buff stem (babies may have pink tones) darkens to winy-brown w/age.
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Boletus rex-veris
White-buff to brown stem w/netting that darkens when handled. White pores age to brownish yellow & bruise rusty brown
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Boletus smithii
Yellow pores stain blue. Stout stem red/pink high & yellow low. Tawny cap reddens & may crack or fissure w/age. Western species.
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Boletus speciosus
Red cap browns in old age & stains blue. Yellow pores & pale yellow cap flesh blue instantly. Well-netted stem yellow above & red by base. Uncommon to rare.
