a couple bigguns

[bigsablemike]

the large one is about 7inches across.i know its nearly impossible but any ideas.ive been looking but cant seem to narrow it down much.
spores are a light tan/cream/brown.pores bruise brown,flesh doesnt really bruise afterawhile it will turn a little darker.

[Roosevelt]

The brown staining makes me think it might be a Bitter bolete, or other Tylopilus sp. You could take a raw nibble and see if it's bitter. Just be sure and spit it out. A sporeprint could help narrow down the exact species.

If it wasn't bitter and didn't stain blue or green, I'd cook and eat a small portion, a tablespoon or two worth, and see how it tastes. In 24 hours if I felt good I'd eat a little more.

Save the others in the fridge in a paper bag for later ID.

[fasthunter]

I think it kind of looks like a bitter as well, but the stem isn't very reticulated. I honestly don't know what it is. Like Roosevelt said if it follows the bolete rules and it doesn't taste bitter you can try it though. Just try a small amount first.

[bassdisaster]

Those looks like the Bitters I have been seeing, Lots of them and they are getting LARGE!
I done taste tests on a few, some are MORE bitter than others.
But the Bitters are safe to eat, just not palatable!
My next shroom will be the Chestnuts, Fasthunters Pic's got me fired up about those so I will give them a try next!

BD

[fasthunter]

Those looks like the Bitters I have been seeing, Lots of them and they are getting LARGE!
I done taste tests on a few, some are MORE bitter than others.
But the Bitters are safe to eat, just not palatable!
My next shroom will be the Chestnuts, Fasthunters Pic's got me fired up about those so I will give them a try next!

BD
You'll love em. There great!:)

[bigsablemike]

thanks guys.
i agree the chestnuts are some that im gonna be looking for.
the shallow white pores should be an easy id.

i found alot of boletes in this area.lots of boletes frosti.altoghether about 6 differnt types of boletes.brought home two types,one stained blue.pores real quick.the meat just a little.it had an olivish brown sporeprint. the other i described above.
should i keep looking in this area for edible boletes?

[bigsablemike]

The brown staining makes me think it might be a Bitter bolete, or other Tylopilus sp. You could take a raw nibble and see if it's bitter. Just be sure and spit it out. A sporeprint could help narrow down the exact species.

If it wasn't bitter and didn't stain blue or green, I'd cook and eat a small portion, a tablespoon or two worth, and see how it tastes. In 24 hours if I felt good I'd eat a little more.

Save the others in the fridge in a paper bag for later ID.


id say the spore print is light tan/cream/very light brown.

[Roosevelt]

The bitter has a pinkish or caucasian flesh colored spore print. Tan or buff might fit the bill for a bitter. Another thing with the bitters as they age the pores of the ones I find always have pink highlights.

I found another shroom that looked similar once and it had a tan print, but was not bitter. I can't recall what I ID'd it as, but it was edible.

Like FH said it didn't appear to have much reticulation/ netting on the stem, which most bitters do. I couldn't really tell from the pics if there was reticualtion or not. Usually the stem stains brown heavily too wherever you touch it.

It could be a good edible bolete, but without having a fresh one in hand I couldn't ID it or 100% confirm it's edibility.

I'd keep checking that woods and nearby areas. It's likely good for other shrooms as well. Depending on the trees I find Kings, blewits, hens, chants, shaggy parasols and puffballs along with various Suillus sp.

Oak, white pine, red pine, beech and spruce are good for many shrooms to come this fall.