Description
Name in North American Boletes: Boletus bicolor var. borealis
Genus: Lanmaoa
- Genus 2: Baorangia
- Genus 3: Boletus
Species: borealis
- Species 2: bicolor var. borealis
Common Name:
Tells: Yellow or pale yellow stem flesh stains blue on top & reddish-brown by the base. Cap flesh slowly blues, but only by stem. Orange-red or red pores age duller & stain greenish blue. Red cap flat or convex when young, & dulls w/age.
Other Information: Cap flesh slowly blues, but only by the stem. Stem is colored like the cap, tapers downwards, & may sometimes have netting at the very top. Found from New England west to Michigan & northwards. Often confused with B. carminiporus.
Science Notes: DNA testing strongly suggests that this mushroom will end up in the genus Baorangia, but we will wait on the name change until those results are formally published.
Edibility: Avoid.
CHEMICAL TESTS:
- NH4OH (Ammonia): No data.
- KOH: No data.
- FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap flesh has no reaction.
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