Every year, I get a few butter boletes (Butyriboletus autumniregius) under a grand fir in my yard. This year, I noticed they were coming up, and rushed out to pick them, as they get maggots very quickly. I noticed first that the stems had much more red than usual. Then I turned one upside down, and red pores! My butter bolete site had been usurped by the toxic Boletus pulcherrimus! (Equally delicious to maggots and banana slugs!) However, a week later the butter boletes were up, about 10' farther back in the woods than usual. A good fruiting, too, with a second after this last rain. I've gotten 10 so far. The stem on the butter bolete is stout and reticulate--there's another look-alike with narrower fibrous reddish stipe. They turn a beautiful blue when bruised or cut, then turn back to yellow as you cook them.
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2/18/2017 12:19:51 am
I've never seen butter bolete in person, but it's going to be a memorable experience for me to see one, if ever. It looks big in the photo, and the reddish color of it makes it more unique. I am not a big fan of mushrooms and didn't get the chance to study them, but the fact that this page provides a lot of information about mushroom excites me. Now, I'll be giving an ample amount of time just to be familiar with these giant mushrooms!
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