Aureoboletus mirabilis (“Admirable Bolete”)

Description

Name in North American Boletes: Boletus mirabilis

Genus: Aureoboletus

• Genus: Boletus
• Genus 2: Xerocomus

Species: mirabilis

Common Name: “Admirable Bolete”

• Common Name 2: “Braggart’s Bolete”
• Common Name 3: “Velvet-Top Bolete”

Tells:  Deep purple or red cap browns w/age, getting more velvety & less viscid. Netted stem colored like cap, but paler. Yellow mycelium.

Other Information: Yellow to yellow-green pores only stain a bit darker if at all. Often attacked with a fungus that causes white spots on the stem and cap. Sometimes fissures w/age. Sometimes grows on dead hemlock. Likes conifers.

Science Notes: DNA testing moved this mushroom into the newly erected genus “Aureoboletus” (“Aureo” from the characteristic sunny-yellow pores).

Edibility: Good. Cooks up with a lemony flavor, but can be a little slimy.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

• NH4OH (Ammonia): No data.
• KOH: No data.
• FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.

Links:

• Mushroom Expert
• Mushroom Observer
• Wikipedia
• Google Image Search

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