Leccinum subgranulosum

Whitish flesh slowly stains brown w/yellow by tubes. Blackish scabers on longer, whitish stem go from fine to top to coarse below.

Description

Genus: Leccinum

Species: subgranulosum

Common Name:

Tells: Whitish flesh slowly stains brown w/yellow by tubes. Blackish scabers on longer, whitish stem go from fine to top to coarse below.

Other Information: Whitish pores darken w/age & stain yellow-tan, resolving brown. Dull yellow-brown cap may crack or fissure w/age. Likes birch and maple. Tends to be a northern species.

Edibility: Unknown.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): No data.
  • 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 216 263

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