Gyroporus cyanescens var. violaceotinctus

Buff to yellowish-tan cap & like-colored stem bruise dark blue. Brittle cap flesh stains dark lilac, then indigo, & finally dark blue.

SKU: Gyroporus cyanescens var. violaceotinctus Categories: 3. Found in Michigan, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh is White, Cap Flesh is Yellow, CAP FLESH STAINING FILTERS, Cap Flesh Stains a Color Other than Blue, Cap Flesh Stains Blue, CAP SIZE FILTERS, CAP TASTE FILTERS, CAP TEXTURE FILTERS, Cap Texture is: 1- Dry & Smooth (Normal), Cap Texture is: 5- Spiky or Scaly, Coniferous ("Needle-y") Trees, 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'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: 1- White, Buff, or Light Gray, Primary Cap Color is: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Pore Color is: 1- White, Buff, or Light Gray, 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, Spore Print is 2- Yellow to Yellow-Brown, STEM COLOR FILTERS, STEM DECORATION/ TEXTURE FILTERS, Stem Is Bulbous, STEM SIZE FILTERS, Stem: 1- Has No Significant Ornaments, Stem: 6- Has Scabers/Scales, ZONE 1- the NORTHEAST, ZONE 2- the MIDWEST

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Description

Genus: Gyroporus

Species: cyanescens var. violaceotinctus

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Tells: Buff to yellowish-tan cap & like-colored stem bruise dark blue. Brittle cap flesh stains dark lilac, then indigo, & finally dark blue.

Other Information: White, yellowish, yellow-green, to tan pores quickly stain blue. Likes birch, but not exclusively. Straight cyanescens stains greenish and then blue in its cap flesh.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): Blue-stained cap flesh stays blue before shifting to green and then bright yellow.
KOH: Blue-stained cap flesh stays blue before shifting to green and then bright yellow.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff

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Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians

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North American Boletes

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