Description
Genus: Boletus
- Genus 2: Neoboletus
Species: fagicola
- Species 2: spraguei
Common Name:
Tells: Brownish pores are bright yellow by the edge & stain dark blue. Yellow flesh quickly blues. Yellow stem w/ brown/gray powder-spots is well-netted, esp. toward the top, & bruises brown.
Other Information: Well netted stem usually has red at the bottom. Cap may crack in age. Likes oak & beech. NOTE: B. vermiculosus & vermiculosoides can share the brown coloration, but lack the well-netted stem. B. subgraveolens has no reticulation but can be hard to tell apart other than that.
Science Notes: DNA testing strongly suggests a move to the genus Neoboletus, but no peer reviewed paper has been published.
Edibility: Good.
CHEMICAL TESTS:
- NH4OH (Ammonia): No data.
- KOH: Cap flesh turns orange. Pores stain dark brown.
- FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.
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