Stem Is Bulbous
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Boletus alutaceus (“Leather Colored Bolete”)
Greenish yellow pores DNS. Pinkish-brown cap w/white flesh that stains pinkish & may smell grainy. Stem paler than cap, often w/a yellow foot.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
Read moreBoletus mottiae (“Mott’s Bolete”)
Extraordinarily rare. Viscid, wrinkled, cinnamon to browner cap fades toward the edge. Netted, buff to pinkish-cinnamon stem.
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Boletus nobilissimus
Red- to yellow-brown cap pitted, often greatly. White pores age to greenish-yellow. Tastes sweet. Stem very netted, sometimes raised.
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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.
