Lanmaoa carbonilivor (nom. prov.)

Strong bouillon/curry odor. Flesh (yellow by skin, paler within) quickly bruises blue, fading to charcoal. Deep red cap fades toward brown w/age, & bruises dark.

Description

Genus: Lanmaoa

Species: carbonilivor (nom. prov.)

Common Name:

Tells: Strong bouillon/curry odor. Flesh (yellow by skin, paler within) quickly bruises blue, fading to charcoal. Deep red cap fades toward brown w/age, & bruises dark.

Other Information: A rare species compared to other Lanmaoa. Likes oak and hemlock, most often mixed forest with both. Bright yellow pores w/occasional orange tones quickly bruise blue. Deep “Morocco-red cap” is can be mottled with yellow, and bruises dark blue before fading to charcoal. Yellow stem with streaks or patches of red also bruises readily, & usually pinches down at the base. White mycelium. All specimens found to date have been on the small side, with caps no more than 2-1/2″ in diameter (6-7 cm) and stems about the same. Only a few finds have been confirmed, all from New Jersey plus one from Wisconsin. Expect a range in between those extremes.

Science Notes: Professor Colin Domnauer has established the separate existence of this species has been established by both whole genome testing and a distinctive ITS gene, so there is no doubt at that level.

Edibility: Unknown, but probably good given the genus.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin turns muddy yellow to greenish amber yellow.
  • KOH: Cap skin turns dark mahogany brown to cherry red. Flesh turns orangish-brown after the blueing fades.
  • FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.

Links:

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

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