Leccinum quercophilum

White stem w/fine brown scabers that bruise bluish-green. Wrinkled/pitted, dull- to yellow-brown cap bruises bluish-green & often cracks & fissures w/age. Likes oak.

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Description

Genus: Leccinum

  • Genus 2: Leccinellum (no merged back into Leccinum)

Species: quercophilum

Common Name:

Tells: White stem w/fine brown scabers that bruise bluish-green. Wrinkled/pitted, dull- to yellow-brown cap bruises bluish-green & often cracks & fissures w/age. Likes oak.

Other Information: Creamy white pores & tubes. Cap flesh stains grayish. Only confirmed from Illinois, Michigan and Ontario, but the range is expected to grow over time.

Science Notes: A new species described by Michael Kuo of MushroomExpert.com fame.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin has no reaction. Flesh may turn pinkish or have no reaction.
  • KOH: Cap skin may turn yellow or have no reaction. Flesh turns gray to greenish gray.
  • FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap skin has no reaction. Flesh may turn greenish or have 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 200 244

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