Amoenoboletus weberi

Brownish cap dry, scaly & oft-cracked. Pale yellow flesh DNS & tastes “tart and somewhat lemony.” Reddish, oft-scaly stem. Reddish pores.

SKU: Boletus inedulis-1 Categories: 1. Found in Alabama, 2. Cap Tastes Sour or Acidic, 2. Found in Florida, 2. Found in New Jersey, 3. Found in Louisiana, 4. Found in Mississippi, 6. Found in Eastern Texas, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh Does Not Stain with 30 seconds, Cap Flesh is White, Cap Flesh is Yellow, CAP FLESH STAINING FILTERS, CAP SIZE FILTERS, CAP TASTE FILTERS, CAP TEXTURE FILTERS, Cap Texture is: 3- Wrinkled, Pitted or Corrugated, Cap Texture is: 4- Cracked Beyond Environmental Effects, Cap Texture is: 5- Spiky or Scaly, Coniferous ("Needle-y") Trees, Deciduous (Leafy) Trees, Edibility: 3- Iffy, 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 >0.1" Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >4” Across, PORE COLOR FILTERS, PORE SIZE FILTERS, PORE STAINING FILTERS, 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 Pore Color is: 2 - Yellow to Gold, Primary Pore Color is: 3 - Red, Pink, Purple or Orange, 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, STEM COLOR FILTERS, STEM DECORATION/ TEXTURE FILTERS, Stem Is Bulbous, STEM SIZE FILTERS, Stem: 4- Has Ridges, Stem: 5- Is Netted (Reticulated), Stem: 6- Has Scabers/Scales, ZONE 1- the NORTHEAST, ZONE 5 - the SOUTH

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Description

Name in North American Boletes: N/A

Genus: Amoenoboletus

Genus 2: Boletus

Species: weberi

Common Name:

Tells: Brownish cap dry, scaly & oft-cracked. Pale yellow flesh DNS & tastes “tart and somewhat lemony.” Reddish, oft-scaly stem. Reddish pores.

Other Information: Cap may have red tints to the normal olive/brown, & is usually cracked. Pores age from red toward orange, and may slowly turn brown when bruised. Stem broadens going down, pinching in by the ground. Stem red-over-yellow high, brown-over yellow going down. Likes pine, often with oak in the area.

Science Notes: Originally thought to be a Gulf Coast mushroom, DNA-confirmed specimens have been found in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Transferred to the newly raised genus Amoenoboletus in 2021.

Edibility: Unknown.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin turns reddish brown. Cap flesh quickly turns greenish blue.
KOH: No data.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No reaction.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff

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