Cap Flesh Stains a Color Other than Blue
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Aureoboletus projectellus
Cap flesh tastes lemony. Well-netted red to brown stem. Likes sandy soil and pine, esp. Scots Pine. Cap edge projects past the pores to form a ridge.
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Boletinellus merulioides (“Ash Tree Bolete”)
Yellow pores have distinct veins across the surface, & often stain slowly blue.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 roodyi (“Roody’s Bolete”)
Blood/pink/purple-red cap flattens & often cracks w/age. Stem yellow above, red below w/ no netting. Yellow pores age toward olive & DNS.
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Boletus rubissimus
Red/pink cap browns w/yellow edge, often yellow mottling. Yellow pores and thick, pale yellow flesh may bruise blue, often weakly. Stem powder-yellow above & red by base w/fine netting.
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Boletus subalpinus
Short, fat, cap-colored stem, often netted on top. Cap flesh may stain pink- to gray-lavender. Oft-pitted, white-buff to pale brown cap.
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Boletus 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.
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Butyriboletus roseopurpureus
All yellow except the pink/purple cap. Yellow flesh blues quickly (fading to slate), smells fragrant, & tastes of sour lemon.
