Cap Flesh Stains a Color Other than Blue
Showing 65–80 of 129 results
-
Leccinum snellii (“Snell’s Bolete”)
Dark brown-black, often mottled cap. White stem flesh stains pink high and blue-green low, often slowly, then slooowly darkens toward purple-gray or black.
Read more
Leccinum subalpinum
Dark red-brown to rusty-red, oft-velvety cap. White-buff pores bruise reddish brown. Likes high altitude, Arizona/Utah Rocky Mountain conifers.
Read more
Leccinum subgranulosum
Whitish flesh slowly stains brown w/yellow by tubes. Blackish scabers on longer, whitish stem go from fine to top to coarse below.
Read more
Leccinum subleucophaeum
Whitish pores age to gray or gray-brown, & stain yellow-brown. White cap flesh slowly stains gray, but stem flesh may stain red first, & may end bluish.
Read more
Leccinum subtestaceum
Cinnamon-brown pores age paler & slowly stain reddish-gray. White cap flesh stains purple-gray to blackish, esp. by the stem, w/no red. Likes birch & aspen.
Read more
Leccinum variicolor (“Mottled Bolete”)
Dark brown-black, often mottled cap. White stem flesh stains pink high and blue-green low, often faintly & slowly. Salt & pepper stem. White or buff pores bruise slowly brown.
Read more
Leccinum versipelle (“Orange Birch Bolete”)
Orange cap ages to pinkish tan & has tissue bits on the edge. White cap flesh stains red (esp. by stem), resolving to purple- or blackish-gray.
Read more
Leccinum vulpinum (placeholder for coniferous mates)
Bright orange/red cap. White pores age toward brown, & stain brown or red-brown. Flesh stains red, darkening to purple-gray or black.
Read more
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
Stem bruises brown & has a double ring (or super-veil). Yellow pores age to brown & bruise cinnamon. Pale flesh stains reddish-brown.
Read more
Phylloporopsis boletinoides (“Gilled Bolete”)
Gills (not pores) are more olive-buff than yellow, rarely stain blue or blue-green. Whitish flesh slowly stains gray & may taste slightly acidic.
Read more
Porphyrellus nebulosus
Gray-to-brown cap stains darker & often cracks w/age. Yellow pores age to brown & then red-brown, staining blackish-brown.
Read more
Porphyrellus porphyrosporus (“Dusky Bolete”)
Dark brown stem, often w/white base that can smell of chlorine. Dark red- to black-brown pores stain green-blue but resolve to brown. Odd smell.
Read more
Porphyrellus sordidus
Gray- to dark-brown, oft-cracked cap. White cap flesh stains blue-green, sometimes w/reddish tints, & can taste pungent and/or smell unpleasant.
Read more
Pulveroboletus ravenelii (“Ravenel’s Bolete”)
Powdery yellow cap ages red from center out. Yellow pores age to grayish brown & stain greenish-blue, resolving to greenish-brown.
