Paragyrodon sphaerosporus

Stem bruises brown & has a double ring (or super-veil). Yellow pores age to brown & bruise cinnamon. Pale flesh stains reddish-brown.

SKU: Paragyrodon sphaerosporus Categories: 1. Found in Northern Illinois, 3. Found in Michigan, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh is White, Cap Flesh is Yellow, CAP FLESH STAINING FILTERS, Cap Flesh Stains a Color Other than Blue, CAP SIZE FILTERS, CAP TASTE FILTERS, CAP TEXTURE FILTERS, Cap Texture is: 1- Dry & Smooth (Normal), Cap Texture is: 2- Viscid, Sticky, Slimy or Slick, Deciduous (Leafy) Trees, Edibility: 3- Iffy, FILTER SET #1: REGION, FILTER SET #2: CAP FEATURES, FILTER SET #3: PORE FEATURES, FILTER SET #4: STEM FEATURES, FILTER SET #5: CAP FLESH (CONTEXT) FEATURES, FILTER SET #6: SPORE PRINT, FILTER SET #7: HABITAT FILTERS, FILTER SET #8: EDIBILITY, My Mushroom's Cap is >0.1" Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >4” Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >6” Across, PORE COLOR FILTERS, PORE SIZE FILTERS, PORE STAINING FILTERS, Pores Stain Other than Blue, Primary Cap Color is: 1- White, Buff, or Light Gray, Primary Cap Color is: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Cap Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Cap Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, Primary Pore Color is: 2 - Yellow to Gold, Primary Pore Color is: 4 - Some Shade of Brown, Primary Stem Color is: 1- White, Buff, or Light Gray, Primary Stem Color is: 2- Yellow to Orange, Spore Print is 2- Yellow to Yellow-Brown, Spore Print is 4- Plain Old Brown, STEM COLOR FILTERS, STEM DECORATION/ TEXTURE FILTERS, STEM SIZE FILTERS, Stem: 1- Has No Significant Ornaments, Stem: 2- Is Viscid, Sticky, Slimy or Slick, Stem: 3- Has a Ring (Annulus), ZONE 1- the NORTHEAST, ZONE 2- the MIDWEST

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Genus: Paragyrodon

Species: sphaerosporus

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Tells: Stem bruises brown & has a double ring (or super-veil). Yellow pores age to brown & bruise cinnamon. Pale flesh stains reddish-brown.

Other Information: Viscid, buff-yellow cap ages toward reddish-brown & is often misshapen. Young specimens have a super-veil that is very firmly attached. Likes oak, but also other shade trees. Spores are round under a microscope, which is all but unique for boletes.

Edibility: Unknown.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): Dried specimen cap skin and flesh had no reaction.
KOH: Dried specimen cap skin and flesh turn pinkish.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Dried specimen cap skin and flesh turn grayish.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff

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Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians

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North American Boletes

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