Primary Cap Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown
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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. Likes oak & beech.
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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 var. castaneus
Velvety purple-brown cap. Yellow stem with yellow netting. Species Status Disputed – Could Just Be B. Auripes
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Boletus auripes (“Butter Foot Bolete”)
Golden yellow or yellow-with-brown stem has yellow netting. Nothing stains. Yellow pores darken w/ age. Dense texture w/ shallow pores.
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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 durhamensis
Light- to medium-brown pores DNS. Cap colored stem w/brown netting that ages darker. The only confirmed finds to date have been from NC/VA on south.
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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 fairchildianus
Some-kind-of-red cap dulls with age toward tawny or brown. Orange- or red-on-yellow, blue-staining pores. Yellow cap flesh stains strongly blue.
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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 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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An ancient name with no known finds. 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 holoxanthus
Yellow cap, pores & stem flesh all blue quickly & then fade to dark gray. Coarsely red-netted stem & cap flesh also blue & then fade. Xerocomoid pores.
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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 lewisii
Whitish-yellow cap flesh blues erratically, esp. by tubes, & may taste a bit acrid. Yellow pores dull w/age, bruising weakly blue before resolving brownish.
