Boletellus betula (“Shaggy Stalked Bolete”)

Cap ranges from yellow to very red. Long, shaggy, oft-curved stem. Flesh green-yellow or orange-yellow. Very deep pores.

SKU: Austroboletus betula Categories: 1. Found in Alabama, 1. Found in Connecticut, 2. Found in New Jersey, 3. Found in Michigan, 4. Found in Ohio, 4. Found in Pennsylvania, 4a. Found in S.W. Pennsylvania, 5. Found in North Carolina, 5. Found in W. Va. or the Central Appalachians, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh Does Not Stain with 30 seconds, Cap Flesh is Yellow, CAP FLESH STAINING FILTERS, CAP SIZE FILTERS, CAP TASTE FILTERS, CAP TEXTURE FILTERS, Cap Texture is: 1- Dry & Smooth (Normal), Cap Texture is: 2- Viscid, Sticky, Slimy or Slick, Coniferous ("Needle-y") Trees, Deciduous (Leafy) Trees, Edibility: 4- Good, FILTER SET #1: REGION, FILTER SET #2: CAP FEATURES, FILTER SET #3: PORE FEATURES, FILTER SET #4: STEM FEATURES, FILTER SET #5: CAP FLESH (CONTEXT) FEATURES, FILTER SET #6: SPORE PRINT, FILTER SET #7: HABITAT FILTERS, FILTER SET #8: EDIBILITY, My Mushroom is Mature & Its Pores are Huge, My Mushroom's Cap is >0.1" Across, PORE COLOR FILTERS, PORE SIZE FILTERS, PORE STAINING FILTERS, Pores Do Not Stain within 30 seconds, Primary Cap Color is: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Cap Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Cap Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, Primary Pore Color is: 2 - Yellow to Gold, Primary Stem Color is: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Stem Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Spore Print is 1- Olive to Olive-Brown, Spore Print is 4- Plain Old Brown, STEM COLOR FILTERS, STEM DECORATION/ TEXTURE FILTERS, Stem Is Thin & Stringy, Stem: 4- Has Ridges, Stem: 5- Is Netted (Reticulated), ZONE 1- the NORTHEAST, ZONE 2- the MIDWEST, ZONE 4 - the SOUTHWEST, ZONE 5 - the SOUTH

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Description

Name in North American Boletes: Austroboletus betula

Genus: Boletellus

Genus 2: Austroboletus
Genus 3: Heimioporus

Species: betula

Common Name: “Shaggy Stalked Bolete”

Tells: Cap ranges from yellow to very red. Long, shaggy, oft-curved stem. Flesh green-yellow or orange-yellow. Very deep pores.

Other information: A very distinctive mushroom that is particularly common in the southern Appalachians.

Science Notes: Genetic tests have definitely moved this mushroom out of Autroboletus, but where does it belong? Initially it went into Boletellus. Then it got moved to the newly erected genus Heimioporus. Then it got moved back. Then… For those who care, as of November, 2015 the consensus is as follows: (1) There is molecular evidence to support a generic affiliation with either Heimioporus or Boletellus, (2) There is NOT enough molecular evidence to choose between Heimioporus & Boletellus, and therefore (3) we are going to stick with Boletellus betula until more evidence comes along to settle the issue.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): No data.
KOH: No data.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff

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Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians

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North American Boletes

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Stern Dixon

1 year 1 month ago

Can u eat the stems?

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