Boletus chippewaensis

Pale yellow cap, usually w/brick-red smears. White pores age to yellow (even gray-green in age) & may bruise reddish. White netting on buff to pinkish brown stem. Likes Norway Spruce.

SKU: Boletus chippewaensis Categories: 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 Ontario, 5. Found in W. Va. or the Central Appalachians, 6. Found in Quebec, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh Does Not Stain with 30 seconds, Cap Flesh is White, 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: 5- Choice, 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 >.1" Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >4” Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >6” Across, PORE COLOR FILTERS, PORE SIZE FILTERS, PORE STAINING FILTERS, Pores Do Not Stain within 30 seconds, Pores Stain Other than Blue, 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: 1- White, Buff, or Light Gray, Primary Pore Color is: 2 - Yellow to Gold, Primary Stem Color is: 1- White, Buff, or Light Gray, Primary Stem Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Stem Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, Spore Print is 2- Yellow to Yellow-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, Stem: 5- Is Netted (Reticulated), Stem: Netting is WHITE, ZONE 1- the NORTHEAST, ZONE 2- the MIDWEST

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Description

Genus: Boletus

Species: chippewaensis

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Tells: Pale yellow cap, usually w/brick-red smears. White pores age to yellow (even gray-green in age) & may bruise reddish. White netting on buff to pinkish brown stem. Likes Norway Spruce.

Other Information: White cap flesh DNS. Cap can be viscid when wet. Pores get darker & yellower w/age, eventually getting a bit of olive. Pores sometimes stain pinkish cinnamon. A close relative of the true Boletus edulis. Has a strong preference for Norway Spruce though it will grow with other conifers.

Science Information: At least one eminent gene jockey believes this species has DNA so close to the European B. edulis that it shouldn’t be described as separate species. Suffice it to say there is an ongoing debate, and if you are in the Northeast the names “chippewaensis” and “edulis” can be alternated with a lot more freedom than your local club expert may be willing to admit.

Edibility: Choice

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap surface turns blue-green, then amber orange at the center. Cap flesh turns pale pink.
KOH: Cap surface turns brownish orange. Cap flesh turns pinkish.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap surface turns olive-brown. Cap flesh turns grayish blue.

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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