Boletus curtisii

Viscid, bright yellow cap tastes acidic and stains fingers yellow. Viscid yellow stem is often hollow & long compared to the cap.

SKU: Boletus curtisii Categories: 2. Cap Tastes Sour or Acidic, 2. Found in Florida, 2. Found in Kansas, 3. Found in Louisiana, 4. Found in Ohio, 4. Found in Pennsylvania, 5. Found in North Carolina, 6. Found in Eastern Texas, 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: 2- Viscid, Sticky, Slimy or Slick, Coniferous ("Needle-y") Trees, Deciduous (Leafy) Trees, Edibility: 3- Iffy, 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: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Pore Color is: 1- White, Buff, or Light Gray, Primary Pore Color is: 2 - Yellow to Gold, Primary Pore Color is: 4 - Some Shade of Brown, Primary Stem Color is: 2- Yellow to 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 SIZE FILTERS, Stem: 1- Has No Significant Ornaments, Stem: 2- Is Viscid, Sticky, Slimy or Slick, ZONE 1- the NORTHEAST, ZONE 2- the MIDWEST, ZONE 5 - the SOUTH

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Description

Name in North American Boletes: Boletus curtisii

Genus: Boletus

Genus 2: Pulveroboletus

Species: curtisii

Common Name:

Tells: Viscid, bright yellow cap tastes acidic and stains fingers yellow. Viscid yellow stem is often hollow & long compared to the cap.

Other Information: White cap flesh DNS. White/buff to pale yellow pores age duller & darker, & DNS or stain orange. A little tough to identify. You almost think Suillus.

Science Notes: Initial DNA testing moved this mushroom from Boletus to Pulveroboletus, but subsequent and more refined testing moved it back. Go figure.

Edibility: Unknown.

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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