Bolete Question

thebeard · #1 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 06:52 PM

I'm not at home right now so dont have any ID books with me but had a wander round national trust Tyntesfield today near bristol and found a few fungi of interest. (including some chicken of the woods

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however my question to you is...

which boletes discolour blue in the flesh and on the pores in contact with the air and with pressure applied, as we found a largish specimen (maybe around 10-15cm diameter) which did discolour. the only one i could find online was Boletus queletii.

sorry theres no photos i didnt think to take any!!!

treecreeper · #2 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 07:10 PM

Bay boletus Boletus badius also discolours blue in the flesh and pores, and is more common than B. queletii

NickCantle · #3 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by thebeard

which boletes discolour blue in the flesh and on the pores in contact with the air and with pressure applied, as we found a largish specimen (maybe around 10-15cm diameter) which did discolour. the only one i could find online was Boletus queletii.

If you could first tell us what colour the cap, stipe and pores were, you'd increase chances of ID significantly! When you say "which boletes discolour blue in the flesh and on the pores in contact with the air"- I immediately think of the pink/red pored Boletes like B. luridus and B. luridiformis which both discolour an intense blue at a very rapid rate. However, if the pores were yellow, as treecreeper has suggested, B. badius is notorious for its blue discoloration.

So when it comes down to it, you need to tell us more, or you ain't going to get 'nuffin!

Hope that helps a little though!

Nick