Gyroporus phaeocyanescens

White cap flesh w/dark brown zone by the skin, stains indigo blue, sometimes erratically, resolving to creamy buff. Stem flesh blues stronger. A southern species.

SKU: Gyroporus cyanescens Categories: 2. Found in Florida, 6. Found in Eastern Texas, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh is White, 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), 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 Tiny, My Mushroom's Cap is >0.1" Across, PORE COLOR FILTERS, PORE SIZE FILTERS, PORE STAINING FILTERS, Pores Do Not Stain within 30 seconds, Primary Cap Color is: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Cap Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Cap Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, 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, ZONE 5 - the SOUTH

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Genus: Gyroporus

Species: phaeocyanescens

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Tells: White flesh w/dark brown zone by the skin, stains indigo blue, sometimes erratically, resolving to creamy buff. Stem flesh blues stronger. A southern species.

Other Information: Yellow- to reddish-brown cap. Buff pores darken yellower w/age & DNS. Buff to “pale straw” stem ages hollow. Likes sandy soil under oaks.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap surface turns reddish brown. Flesh turns yellow.
KOH: Cap surface turns amber to orange brown. Flesh turns bright yellow.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap surface has no reaction. Flesh turns pale yellow.

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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