Edibility: 2-Bitter

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  Austroboletus subflavidus

  Smells fruity but tastes bitter. Stem with thick, raised netting & often a yellow base. Babies may have clear fluid beads on the pores.

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  Austroboletus tequestae

  Heavily cracked tan (with greenish tings) over white cap. Pores age from cream through pink to purple. White flesh DNS.

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  Butyriboletus peckii

  Pale cap flesh w/red larval tunnels, blues slightly, & tastes sour or bitter. Yellow pores stain blue but resolve brown. Red & yellow netted stem. (Almost certainly a Caloboletus).

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  Caloboletus 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.

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  Caloboletus conifericola

  Both pale, bitter cap flesh & yellow pores (age dingier) instantly blue. Pale yellow stem darkens to deep brown by the base, & has fine netting at least on top.

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  Caloboletus 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.

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