Edible, therapeutic and toxic mushrooms
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LILAC-BROWN BOLETE
Tylopilus eximius, Sutorius eximius
Frequency
Infrequent
Habitat
In the company of hardwoods or conifers.
Cap
Convex, dry, brown to greyish brown, purplish brown, to purple brown.
Margin
Even.
Tubes
Adnate to free.
Visible pores, thick walls, 3 per mm.
Surface dark brown, unchanging or becoming darker when bruising.
Stalk
Equal to tapered downward and upward.
Stalk Feature
Adorned with tiny and numerous small purple-brown or gray-brown scales on a purplish background.
Flesh
Grayish to purplish-gray darker in places. These colors slowly accentuate when cut.
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There are more than 110 species of boletus in eastern Canada, of which only 55% are edible; several species are poisonous, while others are very bitter or of unknown toxicity or edibility. The saying that «There is no risk of poisoning from consuming boletes» is entirely false. The safest group of boletes is the Leccinum group.
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