Description
Genus: Tylopilus
Species: rhoadsiae
Common Name: Pale Bitter Bolete
Tells: Bitter taste. White-buff to pinkish cap. White pores age pinkish & DNS. Cap-colored stem is well netted, esp. in the upper half.
Other Information: A southern species that sometimes wanders all the way up to New Hampshire. NOTE: Found only in the coastal plain of North Carolina, not yet in the west.
Edibility: Too bitter to eat but useful for unique approaches like cocktail bitters. It isn’t toxic; just absurdly bitter.
CHEMICAL TESTS:
- NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin turns yellow.
- KOH: Cap skin turns yellow.
- FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap skin turns gray.
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