Description
Genus: Chalciporus
Species: rubritubifer
Common Name:
Full Description: Found in Florida. Yellow cap flesh DNS & has a red line above the tubes. Grayish- to dull-red pores age to brownish orange to copper & DNS.
Other Information: Small (<2″) cap is yellow-brown & bruises brown when young, & reddish- to orange-brown (often cracked) when mature. Yellow cap flesh may have grayish or orange tones in addition to the red line above the tubes. Cap-or-paler colored stem is usually red by pores, dark-red & curved by base. Likes sandy soil under oak, pines, & palms.
Edibility: Good.
CHEMICAL TESTS:
- NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin turns reddish brown.
- KOH: Cap skin turns reddish brown. Cap flesh turns grayish.
- FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No reaction.
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