Leccinum glutinopallens

Slimy cap is reddish-buff in the center & white by the edge. Soft white cap flesh stains pinkish, often w/blue-green by the tubes.

Description

Genus: Leccinum

Species: glutinopallens

Common Name:

Tells: Slimy cap is reddish-buff in the center & white by the edge. Soft white cap flesh stains pinkish, often w/blue-green by the tubes.

Other Information: Buff stem w/fine scabers bruises pinkish-tan when handled. Stem often enlarges going down, w/flesh that stains like the cap incl. the greenish blue zones. Grayish-white pores bruise pinkish before aging toward brown. Pale brown tubes. Only known from Quebec and Michigan – Ontario is an assumption.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): No data.
  • KOH: No data.
  • FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap flesh turns pale bluish.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff  0 Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians  0 North American Boletes 203 247

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