Description
Genus: Boletus
Species: mahogonicolor
Common Name: Mahogany Bolete
Tells: Deep red (mahogany colored) cap. Yellow flesh quickly blues before fading to red. Very shallow tubes. Yellow pores age greenish then brownish, and bruise blue.
Other Information: Stem is yellow high, becoming red low, bruises blue when handled, and gets thinner going up. Cap margin has a light colored edge that maintains a curl until fully mature, and will bruise blue. Extremely rare, and so far found only in Mississippi under both oak and pine.
Science Notes: Species was first erected in 2000.
Edibility: Unknown
CHEMICAL TESTS:
- NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin turns yellowish. Flesh stains orange.
- KOH: No data.
- FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.
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