Description
Name in North American Boletes: Boletus illudens
Genus: Xerocomus
- Genus 2: Boletus
Species: illudens
Common Name:
Tells: Broad, coarse reticulation goes only partway down the yellow stem. Likes oak. Lemon yellow pores DNS.
Other Information: B. tenax has reticulation that goes all the way down the stem, usually ending in a tapered and woody bottom.
Science Notes: DNA testing moved this mushroom into the newly erected genus “Xerocomus.”
Edibility: Good
CHEMICAL TESTS:
- NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap surface turns brilliant blue-green and then slowly darkens to a somber shade.
- KOH: Cap surface turns dark brown.
- FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Both the cap surface and flesh slowly turn blue-gray.
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