Tylopilus humilis

A shorty, usually wider than tall. Pale pink stem base bruises brown, & is often an underdeveloped nub.

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Description

Genus: Tylopilus

Species: humilis

Common Name:

Tells: A shorty, usually wider than tall. Pale pink stem base bruises brown, & is often an underdeveloped nub.

Other Information: White pores age to pale cinnamon-buff or brownish-pink, & stain brown. Whitish cap flesh stains pink to red. Oft-wavy, red- to dark-brown cap may crack or fissure w/age.

Edibility: Unknown.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin turns red.
  • KOH: Cap skin turns black.
  • FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap flesh turns grayish to greenish.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff 0 Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians 0 North American Boletes 265

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