Edibility Iffy
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Leccinum montanum
White-buff pores age to pale cinnamon-brown, & stain yellow- to dark-brown. Oft-pitted, buff-brown to gray-brown cap. White cap flesh rarely stains gray.
Read moreLeccinum subgranulosum
Whitish flesh slowly stains brown w/yellow by tubes. Blackish scabers on longer, whitish stem go from fine to top to coarse below.
Read moreLeccinum versipelle (“Orange Birch Bolete”)
Orange cap ages to pinkish tan & has tissue bits on the edge. White cap flesh stains red (esp. by stem), resolving to purple- or blackish-gray.
Read moreNeoboletus antillanus (“Caribbean Red Mouth”)
A Caribbean species found in the Everglades. Yellow flesh bruises blue or greenish blue & may have purple-brown in the stem. Orange/red, blue staining pores fade toward yellow w/age.
Read moreNeoboletus discolor [auct. amer.] (“Scarletina”)
Yellow/red cap bruises black. Yellow baby pores age to bright red & blue instantly. Yellow flesh blues instantly. Hugely variable yellow stem bruises blue-black.
Read moreNeoboletus luridiformis [auct. amer.] (“Dark Capped Scarletina”)
Think “Darker Capped discolor”. Yellow stem often has a red or orange-red zone in the middle, & blues when bruised. Blue-bruising yellow baby pores soon age to red. Yellow flesh quickly blues. Likes oak.
Read moreNeoboletus subluridellus
Reddish cap bruises blue/black & is often olive when young. Pores start yellow, become rosy red, age to orange, & bruise blue. Pale yellow stem, often w/reddish dots, browns from base up w/age.
Read moreNeoboletus subvelutipes (“Red Mouth Bolete”)
Red/brown/orange pores instantly stain blue, as does the bright yellow flesh. Blue-staining red/yellow stem has no netting, and may have velvety hairs at the base.
Read moreParagyrodon sphaerosporus
Stem bruises brown & has a double ring (or super-veil). Yellow pores age to brown & bruise cinnamon. Pale flesh stains reddish-brown.
Read morePhlebopus beniensis
Tropical. Dark grayish stem is yellow high, ages yellower, and can have a rough texture. Yellow pores age darker and bruise greenish blue. White to very pale yellow flesh bruises very slowly.
Read morePhylloporopsis boletinoides (“Gilled Bolete”)
Gills (not pores) are more olive-buff than yellow, rarely stain blue or blue-green. Whitish flesh slowly stains gray & may taste slightly acidic.
Read morePhylloporus arenicola
Has yellow gills instead of pores that DNS. Small (<2″) olive cap ages to olive-brown & then fades to buff-brown.
Read morePorphyrellus porphyrosporus (“Dusky Bolete”)
Dark brown stem, often w/white base that can smell of chlorine. Dark red- to black-brown pores stain green-blue but resolve to brown. Odd smell.
Read morePorphyrellus sordidus
Gray- to dark-brown, oft-cracked cap. White cap flesh stains blue-green, sometimes w/reddish tints, & can taste pungent and/or smell unpleasant.