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Aureoboletus projectellus

Cap flesh tastes lemony. Well-netted stem w/viscid-when-wet bottom, often w/white mycelium. Cap edge projects past the pores to form a ridge.

SKU: Boletus projectellus Categories: 2. Cap Tastes Sour or Acidic, 2. Found in New Jersey, 3. Found in Michigan, 3. Found on Long Island (New York), 4. Found in Ohio, 4. Found in Pennsylvania, 4a. Found in S.W. Pennsylvania, 5. Found in North Carolina, 5. Found in W. Va. or the Central Appalachians, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh Does Not Stain with 30 seconds, Cap Flesh is White, CAP FLESH STAINING FILTERS, Cap Flesh Stains a Color Other than Blue, CAP SIZE FILTERS, CAP TASTE FILTERS, CAP TEXTURE FILTERS, Cap Texture is: 1- Dry & Smooth (Normal), Cap Texture is: 4- Cracked Beyond Environmental Effects, Coniferous ("Needle-y") Trees, Edibility: 4- Good, 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 Huge, My Mushroom's Cap is >.1" Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >4” Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >6” Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >8” Across, PORE COLOR FILTERS, PORE SIZE FILTERS, PORE STAINING FILTERS, Pores Do Not Stain within 30 seconds, Pores Stain Other than Blue, Primary Cap Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Cap Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, Primary Cap Color is: 5- Black, Dark Brown, or Dark Gray, Primary Pore Color is: 2 - Yellow to Gold, Primary Pore Color is: 4 - Some Shade of Brown, Primary Stem Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Stem Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, Primary Stem Color is: 5- Black, Dark Brown, or Dark Gray, 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: 2- Is Viscid, Sticky, Slimy or Slick, Stem: 4- Has Ridges, Stem: 5- Is Netted (Reticulated), ZONE 1- the NORTHEAST, ZONE 2- the MIDWEST, ZONE 5 - the SOUTH

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Description

Name in North American Boletes: Boletus projectellus

Genus: Aureoboletus

Genus 2: Boletus
Genus 3: Boletellus
Genus 4: Ceriomyces

Species: projectellus

Common Name:

Tells: Cap flesh tastes lemony. Well-netted stem w/viscid-when-wet bottom, often w/white mycelium. Cap edge projects past the pores to form a ridge.

Other Information: Yellow pores age toward brown & bruise lemon yellow. Cap shape often shifts from from a hamburger bun to a “cupcake” shape as the tubes extend in maturity. Cap surface often cracks in age. White cap flesh often has a rosy tinge & slowly stains yellow-brown. Likes pine, especially Scots Pine. An eastern version of the Admirable Bolete (B. mirabilis).

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

Edibility: Good. Reported to be much better when fresh.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): No reaction.
KOH: No reaction.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap surface turns olive. Cap flesh turns pale gray.

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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Carson Barnes

10 months 1 day ago

I’m certain this is what comes up in the pine mulch at Wyomia Tyus Park in Griffin, GA, on the islands in the parking lot. There are actually two species there, one bruises somewhat blue, the other not, both with bright yellow pores and both taste strongly of lemon. There are bitter boletes nearby. I’ve cooked them (having tasted them, and research shows nothing toxic that resembles them) with pasta and shrimp, also with chicken, the texture is crisp and meaty after cooking, the lemon flavor goes well with many foods. They also pickle well.

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Scott Pavelle

9 months 29 days ago

Have you got a photo to share? It’s definitely been found in North Carolina so you aren’t that far off geographically.

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