Mushroom
Unresolved Oak Bolete
Boletaceae sp. · genus Boletaceae
A pored bolete with a brown/dry cap, pale cream pore surface, substantial stem, and white/pale flesh with little or no obvious blue staining.
About
Description
Brown/dry cap; pale cream pore surface rather than gills; substantial stem; white/pale flesh; little or no obvious blue staining. Pink/salmon flesh reaction discussed. Candidate affinities: Boletus, Tylopilus and related bolete groups.
Safety Cautions
Identification unresolved; no edibility designation.
No known use.
Probably mycorrhizal with oak or another hardwood.
Probably mycorrhizal with oak/hardwoods.
Summer–fall
Oak woodland / hardwood forest floor
Oak woodland / hardwood forest floor
Pore surface, bruising progression, sliced flesh, stem reticulation/scabers, spore print and host tree.
Educational use only. Identification, edibility, and traditional medicinal knowledge is shared for learning. Always obtain positive identification before eating, harvesting, or medicinally using any plant or fungi. This Atlas is not medical advice.