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| location: North America |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: White to cream |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Simple stem |
| spore colour: Olivaceous |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Boletus variipes Pk. Cap 6-10cm across, soon nearly flat; grayish tan to smoky buff; smooth, dry, often cracked when old. Tubes up to 3cm deep; white to pale yellow. Pores white to greenish yellow when mature. Stem 80-150x 10-35mm, equal to clavate; concolorous with cap or paler; surface with faint reticulations over apex, sometimes overall. Flesh firm; white. Odor mild, pleasant. Taste mild, pleasant. Spores subfusiform, 12-16(18) x 3.5-5.5µ.. Deposit olive-brown. Habitat often in large numbers in mixed woodlands, especially beech and oak. Found throughout northern and eastern North America. Season July-September. Edible-good. |
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mike binegar (United States) - 06 July 2011
I am new to this, i have hunted morels for many years, but found these in my yard, As far as i can see they are some type of Bolete mushroom, are these safe to eat?
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