Description
Genus: Tylopilus
Species: balloui
Common Name: “Burnt Orange Bolete”
Tells: Bright orange cap fades w/age. White stem w/yellow-orange tints, stains brown. White cap flesh stains pink-tan to purple-brown.
Other Information: White pores age toward tan or pink, & stain brown. Flesh can taste bitter, but not always. Often grows in clumps.
Edibility: Good, when it isn’t too bitter.
CHEMICAL TESTS:
- NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin turns amber-yellow. Cap flesh has no reaction.
- KOH: Cap skin turns amber-yellow. Cap flesh turns yellow.
- FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap skin turns olive-gray. Cap flesh turns bluish gray.
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I found this mushroom in Eastern North Carolina (Craven County) 25 Oct 2020.