Stem: Netting is RED
The biggest danger sign out there. Red reticulation on the stipe.
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Aureoboletus russellii (“Russell’s Bolete”)
Long, deeply textured, pink-tan to red-brown stem is quite viscid, esp. by the base. Variable-colored cap often fissured or in scale-like patches.
Read moreAustroboletus gracilis var. pulcherripes
Reddish- to dark-brown (fading w/age), oft-fissured cap w/yellow in the cracks. Coarsely netted (esp. on the upper 2/3), cap-colored stem.
Read moreBoletus aurantiosplendens (“Showy Orange Bolete”)
Orange-yellow-tan cap. Yellow flesh slowly darkens. Yellow pores may stain brown-orange. Oft-netted stem.
Read moreBoletus 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.
Read moreBoletus 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.
Read moreBoletus holoxanthus
Yellow cap, pores & stem flesh all blue quickly & then fade to dark gray. Coarsely red-netted stem & cap flesh also blue & then fade.
Read moreBoletus rubroflammeus
Dark wine-red cap cracks w/age. Red pores dull w/age & quickly blue. Red-netted, cap-colored stem (often yellow by pores) bruises blue.
Read moreBoletus 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.
Read moreBoletus subsanguineus
Viscid, bright red cap fades w/age. White cap flesh slowly stains pale brownish lilac. Pinkish baby pores age to brownish yellow & bruise pale brown.
Read moreButyriboletus billieae (“Billie’s Bolete”)
Chocolate- to purplish-brown cap. Red stem (especially low) with yellow reticulation. Pale yellow flesh stains slowly blue. Uncommon to rare.
Read moreCaloboletus calopus
Bitter flesh stains quickly blue. Red stem is very netted, browner low, & yellow by the pores. Yellow pores age darker & quickly blue. Likes hemlock.
Read moreCaloboletus firmus (“Piedmont Bolete”)
Dense, firm, pale yellow cap flesh blues, sometimes slowly, and tastes mildly bitter. Red-orange pores stain blue. White-tan-gray stem, usually w/red netting, bruises olive-brown.
Read moreCaloboletus frustosus
Bitter flesh DNS. Yellow to green-yellow pores stain blue, then resolve to brown. Yellowish- to gray-brown cap cracks & fissures w/age.
Read moreCaloboletus inedulis
Bitter, whitish-yellow cap flesh stains blue. Yellow pores darken w/age & stain blue. Netted stem is yellow on top, red going down, w/dark-staining base.