Neoboletus antillanus (“Caribbean Red Mouth”)

A Caribbean species found in the Everglades. Yellow flesh bruises blue or greenish blue & may have purple-brown in the stem. Orange/red, blue staining pores fade toward yellow w/age.

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Description

Genus: Neoboletus

Species: antillanus

Common Name: Caribbean Red Mouth (made for this page)

Tells: A Caribbean species found in the Everglades. Yellow flesh bruises blue or greenish blue & may have purple-brown in the stem. Orange/red, blue staining pores fade toward yellow w/age.

Other Information: Oft-uneven red cap fades toward brown, bruises slow blue. Red over yellow stem w/red in extensive streaks. Golden yellow mycelium. The so-called “common name” is from me, to make ID easier.

Science Notes: The name means “from the Antilles,” a reference to the Caribbean islands where this was first described.

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

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