Lanmaoa roseocrispans

Lobed cap fades from dark red to yellow w/pink in the folds. Yellow pores bruise green- or gray-blue; cap does too, but slower. Very “robust, hefty, and dense” yellow flesh gets orange by the stem base.

Description

Name in North American Boletes: N/A

Genus: Lanmaoa

Species: roseocrispans

Common Name:

Tells: Lobed cap fades from dark red to yellow w/pink in the folds. Yellow pores bruise green- or gray-blue; cap does too, but slower. Very “robust, hefty, and dense” yellow flesh gets orange by the stem base.

Other Information: Dark-red-over-yellow stem (yellow high) tapers going down, esp. at the base. Pores conspicuously depressed by the stem on older specimens. Only found in Florida as of 2025, the main feature is that spectacular density.

Science Notes:

Edibility: Unknown.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap surface quickly stains pale gray.
  • KOH: No data.
  • 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  0 235

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