Chalciporus rubritubifer

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.

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.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff  0 Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians  0 North American Boletes 174 199

 

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