Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus

Some-shade-of-red cap. Yellow stem typically has bright red near the base, with dots/smears but not netting. Slightly acidic flavor. Yellow cap flesh quickly stains blue.

SKU: Boletus rubricitrinus Categories: 1. Found in Alabama, 1. Found in Connecticut, 2. Cap Tastes Sour or Acidic, 2. Found in Florida, 2. Found in New Jersey, 3. Found in Louisiana, 3. Found on Long Island (New York), 4. Found in Mississippi, 5. Found in North Carolina, 6. Found in Eastern Texas, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh is Yellow, CAP FLESH STAINING FILTERS, Cap Flesh Stains Blue, CAP SIZE FILTERS, CAP TASTE FILTERS, CAP TEXTURE FILTERS, Cap Texture is: 1- Dry & Smooth (Normal), Deciduous (Leafy) 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 Tiny, My Mushroom's Cap is >0.1" Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >4” Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >6” Across, PORE COLOR FILTERS, PORE SIZE FILTERS, PORE STAINING FILTERS, Pores Stain Blue, Primary Cap Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Cap Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, Primary Pore Color is: 2 - Yellow to Gold, Primary Stem Color is: 1- White, Buff, or Light Gray, Primary Stem Color is: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Stem Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Stem Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, Spore Print is 1- Olive to Olive-Brown, Spore Print is 4- Plain Old Brown, STEM COLOR FILTERS, STEM DECORATION/ TEXTURE FILTERS, STEM SIZE FILTERS, Stem: 1- Has No Significant Ornaments, Stem: 7- Is Notably Dotted and/or Spotted, ZONE 1- the NORTHEAST, ZONE 5 - the SOUTH

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Genus: Pulchroboletus

Genus 2: Boletus

Species: rubricitrinus

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Tells: Some-shade-of-red cap. Yellow stem typically has bright red near the base, with dots/smears but not netting. Slightly acidic flavor. Yellow cap flesh quickly stains blue.

Other Information: Blue-staining yellow pores age to olive-yellow. Yellow stem often has live-gray tints and can fade to buff, esp. w/age. The cap’s “red” color can vary from rose-, brick-, orange-, wine-, etc. Likes sandy soil in oak or oak-pine woods. B. fairchildianus has extensive red or orange-red tints in the pore surface and the stem.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin turns olive.
KOH: Cap skin turns orange-yellow or maroon to brown.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff

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