fungi day in the woods

[kent]

Good day in the woods. Chanterelles finally flushed. Cantharellus minor ..at least enough for an omelet. Several pounds of mixed boletes harvested and this was what was left after culling. I called these Lactarius volemus but was disappointed as fishy smell went through to fishy taste. 1. Boletus pallidus 2. Boletus frostii 3. Leccinellum crocipodium 4. Red cap..yellow pores.. red ridges on stem.. fast blue bruising 5. tan cap.. yellow pores.. yellow stipe.. no bruising 6. rusty brown cap..whitish pores.. reticulated red that esily pealed off.. slow blue bruising 7. brown cap..yellow pores..stipe yellow running down to reddish..no bruising 8. brown cap.. white pore changing to brown..stipe had white flesh that did appear to stain and had brown scales. You are definitely a patient person to weed through all this but I thank you very much. I decided to wait for your comments to check for bitterness or not. Later Kent

[Dave W]

The photos appear to have been taken indoors. This tends to darken colors. Photos taken for the purpose of ID should be taken outdoors, not in direct sunlight but in an area where the ambient light is good. Sunlight filtered through a white umbrella is good.

Looks like an interesting assortment. Here are a few ideas/questions.

#1. Photo too dark for me to propose anything.

#2. Are the stipes reticulate on these? Labeled B. frostii. Frost's Bolete has a coarsely reticulate stalk.

#3. I think this one may be something other than a Leccinum. But I don't know the species L. crocipodium. It's described as very rare in North America. Kent, did you propose this ID based upon wrinkled cap surfaces? (I can't tell from the photo.) If so, then you may want to consider Boletus hortonii as a possible ID. Also, Boleteus subglabripes is a name to consider here.

#4. Photo is too dark. Characters difficult to observe. "Red cap, yellow pores, red ridges on stem"... sounds like maybe Boletus fraternus or one of the similar species. Blue bruising on pores?

#5. Pores appear to be bruised brownish. One mushroom shows well-defined reticulations on the stalk. An interesting species.

#6. I don't really understand the comment about the reticulation easily peeling off. Does this mean the ornamentation on the stalk may be rubbed off? These appear to not be truly reticulate. The stalks seem to be scruffy, possibly covered in scabers. So maybe Leccinum could be considered here. Once again, I think B. subglabripes is a possibility. Sometimes this type has scruffy reddish dots on the stalk.

#7. Looks like a Tylopilus, but the pores are described as yellow. Tylopilus mushrooms have white/cream/pink/tan/brownish pores, but not yellow. I don't have a guess for this one.

#8. Possibly a species of Tylopilus. Description mentions that pores start out white. There mushrooms look somewhat like Tylopilus eximius (Sutorius eximius), but the pores of eximius are brown throughout all developmental stages. So white pores rules out eximius. S. eximius grows in association with hemlock.

Sorry about not offering more confident proposals. Many types of boletes that occur in Florida do not occur up here in the Northeast... PA, NY. So at least a few of the ones in this post are likely to be species that are unfamiliar to me. Photos that better depict color and other characters would be helpful.

The Lactarius does look like L. volemus.

[kent]

Hey Dave,

Unfortunately cloudy all day so I did not retake photos.

2. Yes these are coarsely reticulated with reddish stipes lightening close to the pores.

3. Possibly wrinkling but the specimens are another day old. Flesh stains a streaked dark pink. I will get a chance to look at your proposals tomorrow.

4. Pores did bruise blue.

5. Pores did stain brown. Yellow flesh is not bitter. Reticulated on the top half of the stipe.

6. My stated reticulation is really more like scales or dots. The reference to peeling is the outer layer or skin if you will coming off like a skin. Again I will get a chance to study your proposals tomorrow.

Not bitter.

7. Yes these did not change at all in a day. Pores did not stain and are still bright yellow. Stipes are not reticulated and have pinkesh red hue. Flesh of stipe did not stain and in still white.

I am amazed at your patience and diligence and thank you very much for your time and expertise.

[Dave W]

You're welcome, kent. It's clear to me that you understand enough about mushroom ID to know that it is tricky business. Even with specimens in hand, closure is sometimes not attainable. 

 

BTW, cloudy days are best for getting good outdoor photos of mushrooms...  no glare, minimal shadows... ambient filtered natural light.