Edibility Choice
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Leccinum arctostaphylos
A favorite of Alaskan foragers. White-pink cap flesh slowly stains gray to pale bluish gray. Likes kinnikinnick at higher elevations or bearberry in the tundra.
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Leccinum aurantiacum (placeholder for deciduous mates)
Bright orange/red cap. White pores age toward brown, & stain brown or red-brown. Flesh stains red, darkening to purple-gray or black.
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Leccinum piceinum (placeholder for spruce)
Dull orange cap. Likes spruce. Flesh stains red, darkening to purple-gray or black, esp. by stem.
Read moreLeccinum ponderosum
Orange- to brick-red cap ages to the cupcake shape, w/pores coming up the sides. A great big mushroom that grows on or around decaying pines.
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Leccinum vulpinum (placeholder for coniferous mates)
Bright orange/red cap. White pores age toward brown, & stain brown or red-brown. Flesh stains red, darkening to purple-gray or black.
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Suillus salmonicolor (“Slippery Jill”)
Orange/yellow (i.e. ‘salmon’) cap flesh & stem flesh by the base (more tan between). Stem has a viscid ring & red-brown dots/smears.
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Tylopilus alboater (“Black Velvet Bolete”)
Velvety black cap. Oft-swollen or bulbous stem echoes the cap color. Pores & white cap flesh usually stain pink, then become dark.
