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ID help - Red Pored Bolete Found in West KY (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/mushrooms

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It's a very vibrant red underneath, I'm too curious not to try and narrow down the species.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

bruising

The underside instantly darkens when scratched. I'll add that it smells very sweet and fruity.

Bonus pic of Indigo Milk Cap I found as appreciation for the help:

Indigo Milk Cap

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Thank you.

I ran through the field key in Bessettes' & Roody's Boletes of Eastern North America.

I think one possibility is: Caloboletus firmus.

The stalk is pretty beat up, but it seems like it might be a net stalk, so I went with Key B-3:

Net Stalks: with pores some shade of orange, tan, buff, red, maroon, brown to dark brown, or nearly black, p. 34

Then I chose:

1b. Pores not radially arranged and some shade of orange, red, maroon, or brown to nearly black → 2

2b. Pores red to orange → 5

5a. Cap whitish to grayish, grayish brown, or grayish olive; pores pinkish to red or red orange, sometimes yellowish at the margin when young, staining blue when bruised → Caloboletus firmus (p. 189)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

This seems pretty solid to me, I think it's a match!