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Help me Identify this boletus
    #22327750 - 10/03/15 11:32 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I have been hunting Boletus for years. I have always found the King Boletus at high elevation, around Mount rainier (I live in washington state).  Just recently I have started finding Boletus at low elevations in urban areas.  I did not know this was possible and it has me pretty excited. The mushrooms are definitely a species of Boletus but I cannot find what the exact species is.  If anyone can help identify I would greatly appreciate it.  I have been eating the ones I find and they taste excellent and I have had no side effects.

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Location: Instead of growing under pine trees at high elevation, where I usually find them, they are growing under beech trees at sea level.  Not sure of the exact species but they have white bark that peels very easily and is very smooth.

Cap Color: Usually the boletes I find have a dark brown cap.  These ones I have been finding have a light brown, tan, and sometimes deep purple cap. There does not seem to be a correlation between age and cap color.  Several of the small young mushrooms I have found have deep purple or light tan.

Pores:  I am used to Boletes having a trademark yellow spore unless it is a young mushroom. These new mushrooms never have yellow pores.  Even the old rotting ones I find have white pores.  They are still spongy and feel the same but they are not the same color.  When sliced they still have the exact same layers as King Boletes but not the same color.

Stem: The stem is uncharacteristically thin.  The base is usually thick but gets thinner as the mushroom grows taller.  The color of the stem is also unusual.  It is mottled with black lines along it.  The majority of the stem is white but there are many black lines that run north south on the stem.  These lines are raised and give the stem a dimpled feel. On very young ones the stem is edible, but on older ones the stem is tough and fibrous and not edible.

If anyone can help me identify a specific species of bolete from this description I would greatly appreciate it.  I am excited that out of nowhere I have found a new source of boletes that I don't have to travel to find.


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Re: Help me Identify this boletus [Re: LeRoiCep]
    #22327764 - 10/03/15 11:37 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Got pictures?


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Re: Help me Identify this boletus [Re: Ran-D]
    #22327779 - 10/03/15 11:41 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I am trying to upload pictures but for some reason it is not working.


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Re: Help me Identify this boletus [Re: LeRoiCep]
    #22327788 - 10/03/15 11:44 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)



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Re: Help me Identify this boletus [Re: LeRoiCep]
    #22327835 - 10/03/15 11:57 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Re: Help me Identify this boletus [Re: Ran-D]
    #22327844 - 10/03/15 11:58 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Re: Help me Identify this boletus [Re: LeRoiCep]
    #22327854 - 10/03/15 12:00 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

This looks like Leccinum scabrum, which is mycorrhizal with birch.  It's quite common in peoples yards in the PNW who have birch trees.  It is edible and quite good.


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Re: Help me Identify this boletus [Re: LeRoiCep]
    #22327858 - 10/03/15 12:01 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Thank you.  i could not figure out how to post pics, been working on it for 20 minutes.  Thank you for helping me!


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Re: Help me Identify this boletus [Re: LeRoiCep]
    #22327879 - 10/03/15 12:04 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Follow up question.  How do I make this grow in my yard?  Do I plant Birch and wait?  Or is there something else I can do, like put mushrooms in the soil? I know boletus cannot be captivated, but maybe there is something I can do.


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    #22327885 - 10/03/15 12:06 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Follow up question.  How do I make this grow in my yard?  Do I plant Birch and wait?  Or is there something else I can do, like put mushrooms in the soil? I know boletus cannot be captivated, but maybe there is something I can do.





You will need a birch tree - then you can take older ones, mix them up with water and put the spore/mycelium water under the tree.  If you plant a birch, you can put the mixture in the hole as you plant it to give the mycelium a head start.

These are quite common in the Seattle area I notice, you can get quite a haul by riding a bike around neighborhoods.


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Re: Help me Identify this boletus [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #22334787 - 10/04/15 09:08 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Any Chance you want to share what neighborhoods in seattle you find them so I can look?  I find them in Kent and renton currently.


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Re: Help me Identify this boletus [Re: LeRoiCep]
    #22336865 - 10/05/15 01:06 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Any Chance you want to share what neighborhoods in seattle you find them so I can look?  I find them in Kent and renton currently.





I don't remember where I was.  I think they are quite common around the whole area.


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Re: Help me Identify this boletus [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #22382867 - 10/15/15 10:55 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

OLY?lakewood? Tacoma?


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