Pores Stain Blue
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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 glabellus
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 holoxanthus
Yellow cap, pores & stem flesh all blue quickly & then fade to dark gray. Coarsely red-netted stem & cap flesh also blue & then fade.
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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.
Read moreBoletus 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.
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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 mahogonicolor
Deep red (mahogany colored) cap. Yellow flesh quickly blues before fading to red. Very shallow tubes. Yellow pores age greenish then brownish, and bruise blue.
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Boletus mahogonicoloroides
Mahogany (or a bit redder) cap lightens & may stain blue at edge. Yellow cap flesh stains blue, resolving to pale red-brown. Yellowish pores bruise blue-black.
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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.
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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 ochraceoluteus
Bright yellow pores bruise slowly blue. Pale to bright yellow cap flesh stains reddish & resolves to bluish green, but stem flesh has no red phase.
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Boletus oliveisporus
Rich, often shiny, fox-red, cinnamon, or plain brown cap bruises blue-black & may crack w/age. Yellow stem w/red tints ages olive-brown from base up, & bruises blue-black.
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Boletus patrioticus (“Patriotic Bolete”)
Cap context: red zone by skin, white (or pale yellow) flesh, turns blue by the stem. Tastes sour. Blue-bruising yellow pores age darker. Oft-pink upper stem. Likes oak.
