Caloboletus roseocephalus (nom. prov.)

Tastes bitter. Pinkish-red cap that resists fading. Yellow or orange pores blue blue, w/more orange by the stem.

SKU: Boletus roseipes-1 Categories: 1. Cap Tastes Bitter, Acrid, Astringent, or Peppery, 1. Found in Alabama, 5. Found in North Carolina, 6. Found in Indiana, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh is White, 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: 2-Bitter, 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 is Mature & Its Pores are Tiny, 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 Blue, Primary Cap Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, 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, Spore Print is 1- Olive to Olive-Brown, Spore Print is 4- Plain Old Brown, STEM COLOR FILTERS, STEM DECORATION/ TEXTURE FILTERS, Stem Is Bulbous, Stem Is Thin & Stringy, STEM SIZE FILTERS, Stem: 1- Has No Significant Ornaments, Stem: 5- Is Netted (Reticulated), Stem: 7- Is Notably Dotted and/or Spotted, ZONE 2- the MIDWEST, ZONE 5 - the SOUTH

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Description

Genus: Caloboletus

Species: roseocephalus (nom. prov.)

Common Name:

Tells: Tastes bitter. Pinkish-red cap that resists fading. Yellow or orange pores blue blue, w/more orange by the stem.

Other Information: Cap flesh bruises blue, stem flesh much less esp. lower down. Yellow stem often has red tints lower down, and may have yellow netting. Stem flesh is white with overlapping red and grayish-brown zones.

Science Notes: Not yet published, but DNA-confirmed by multiple sources

Edibility: Avoid. Too bitter to eat.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

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

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff

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