5. Found in North Carolina
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Boletus albisulphureus (“Chalky White Bolete”)
White cap flesh DNS & may smell pungent or medicinal. White stem yellows going up w/white-yellow netting by cap.
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Boletus atkinsonii (“Atkinson’s Bolete”)
Grayish- to yellow-brown cap may crack w/age esp. by the edge. Buff stem w/fine brownish netting. White cap flesh DNS, & may taste nutty-sweet.
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Boletus aurantiosplendens (“Showy Orange Bolete”)
Orange-yellow-tan cap. Yellow flesh slowly darkens. Yellow pores may stain brown-orange. Oft-netted stem.
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Boletus aureissimus (“Golden Yellow Bolete”)
Honey- to bright-yellow cap dulls a bit w/age. Yellow pores age darker & DNS. Oft-bulbous, yellow to bright-yellow stem usually has yellow netting on top.
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Boletus aureissimus var. castaneus
Velvety purple-brown cap. Yellow stem with yellow netting. Species Status Disputed – Could Just Be B. Auripes
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Boletus carminiporus
Well-netted, dark red stem stains brownish. Yellowish white cap flesh & yellower stem flesh DNS. Yellow baby pores soon turn red & bruise bluish green, resolving to dull olive.
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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 durhamensis
Brown pores DNS. Cap colored stem w/brown netting that ages darker. The only confirmed finds to date have been in NC and VA.
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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 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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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 luridellus
Yellow flesh stains blue w/ dark indigo in the stem base. Yellow to brown stem (redder base) w/yellow to brown netting. Yellow pores age toward yellow-green or -olive & stain blue/black.
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Boletus melleoluteus
Yellow pores age grayish & stain dark olive-brown. Stem slowly stains red from handling. Pale yellow flesh slowly blues, esp. by tubes.
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Boletus miniato-olivaceus
Rosy pink-red cap tans w/age, usually w/olive patches. Yellow pores stain blue-that-browns, add red w/age & end dingy olive. Yellow mycelium. Pinched base.
