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.

SKU: Boletus alutaceus Categories: 3. Found in Michigan, 4. Found in Ohio, 4. Found in Pennsylvania, 4a. Found in S.W. Pennsylvania, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh is White, CAP FLESH STAINING FILTERS, Cap Flesh Stains a Color Other than Blue, CAP SIZE FILTERS, CAP TASTE FILTERS, CAP TEXTURE FILTERS, Cap Texture is: 1- Dry & Smooth (Normal), 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 Tiny, 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: 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: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Stem Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, Spore Print is 1- Olive to Olive-Brown, Spore Print is 4- Plain Old Brown, STEM COLOR FILTERS, STEM DECORATION/ TEXTURE FILTERS, Stem Is Bulbous, STEM SIZE FILTERS, Stem: 1- Has No Significant Ornaments, ZONE 1- the NORTHEAST, ZONE 2- the MIDWEST, ZONE 5 - the SOUTH

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Genus: Boletus

Species: alutaceus

Common Name: “Leather Colored Bolete”

Tells: 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.

Other Information: Often confused with the Pallid Bolete (B. pallidus) but this has a leather-toned cap. Likes oak & beech.

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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Boletus alutaceus (“Leather Colored Bolete”)

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