ID help - Red Pored Bolete Found in West KY

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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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dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 14 pts · 2y (3 replies)

what color is the underside of the cap when bruised? (like when you score it with your fingernail, does it change color quickly?)

Schmoo@slrpnk.net · 14 pts · 2y (2 replies)

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

dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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)

Schmoo@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y

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

troyunrau@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Try also !mycology@mander.xyz (I hope I got that correct)

Schmoo@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 2y

Thanks! I'll give it a shot.

ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I don't know, but I wouldn't eat any boletes with red undersides.

TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Me neither but B. Satanas has a chuncky red stalk as well as the underside

aodhsishaj@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Without a spore print I cannot be sure but it looks like a Lurid Bolete to me.