Leccinum californicum

White to pale pink-buff cap cracks & fissures when mature. White-buff pores age to olive- or pink-buff & stain dark brown.

Description

Genus: Leccinum

Species: californicum

Common Name:

Tells: White to pale pink-buff cap cracks & fissures when mature. White-buff pores age to olive- or pink-buff & stain dark brown.

Other Information: Whitish scabers darken w/age on whitish stem that gets yellow-gray at the base. White cap flesh DNS. Likes aspen.

Edibility: Unknown.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): No reaction.
  • KOH: No reaction.
  • FeSO4 (Iron Salts): 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 199

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