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HappyCat
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Huge Red Cap Mushroom (Possible Boletus bicolor?)
#23580399 - 08/26/16 03:02 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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HappyCat is currently on a HappyTrek and discovered some interesting looking mushrooms that have popped up under a few white oaks. There are some other trees in the area including juvenile Sweet Gums(Growing right next to the group), and a few Yellow Pines within 10 meters. Date of Discovery is August 26th, nighttime temps 72 - 78 deg F, daytime Temps 77-90 deg F, there has been lots of rain and humidity lately in this locale.
I first noticed it because the largest almost looked a bit like a deflated basketball. It's at least 7 to 8 inches(18-20cm) across has a reddish cap with yellow flesh, nearby was a larger clump of several more slightly smaller but still quite large at 5 to 7 inches(12-17cm)
Underneath the Mushrooms have pores and are strongly yellow, the pores bruise to blackish after about 10 seconds, but I didn't try bruising the cap or stem flesh yet. And I've not tasted it yet.
Could it Possibly be Boletus bicolor or something similar? And is there ways to differentiate a Bicolor from potential undesirables?

Edited by HappyCat (10/29/16 04:41 PM)
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donjonson420
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Re: Huge Red Cap Mushroom (Possible Boletus bicolor?) - east Texas [Re: HappyCat]
#23581890 - 08/26/16 09:46 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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baorangia bicolor seems possible. A clear shot of the pore surface and cross section showing clear colors changes is a start. Chemical tests are usually needed.
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HappyCat
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Re: Huge Red Cap Mushroom (Possible Boletus bicolor?) - east Texas [Re: donjonson420]
#23584925 - 08/27/16 08:09 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I collected one of the mushrooms, I've got some more images to help in the identification. Very slight bruising in the cap flesh when cut, some of what staining there was seemed to be smeared from the pores. The all blue pigment seems to be coming from the upper skin or the pore layer. Qualitatively note that there is little distinict taste to the raw mushroom(tasted a tiny amount without swallowing it), the smell is a tad earthy like the soil but otherwise indistinct. the fine yellow inside of the cap reminds me of fluffed eggs, and doesn't seem to develop bruising(but can get a bit of the pigment on it). The stem seemed to have been a bit wormy early on (none present now) but the cap was in good condition before I deconstructed it.
Closeup of pore surface.
 Soon after cutting.
 The top of the cap.
Edited by HappyCat (08/27/16 11:01 PM)
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