Edible, therapeutic and toxic mushrooms
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ROUGHT-STEMMED BOLETES
Leccinum spp.
Frequency
Plentiful
Habitat
This group includes 22 species, none of which is considered toxic or which may cause health problems. Here, we illustrate the most abundant and popular, the Spruce Bolete .
Under spruces and pines, mainly in northern forests.
Cap
Brick-red.
Margin
Appendiculate, with flaps of sterile tissue.
Tubes
Adnate, depressed near the stalk, white at first staining brown in age.
Pores and Pore Surface
Pore surface grayish, staining brownish when bruised; pores small and circular.
Stalk
Smaller toward the apex and the base.
Stalk Feature
Scabers whitish when young, blackish in age.
Flesh
Whitish, staining purple-gray when cut, colour change is sometimes quick, other times slow, bluish or reddish hues may appear at the base of the stalk.
Unfit for human consumption
When the caps are fully spread and the tubes have turned brown, these fruitbodies are unfit for consumption. It is the same for fruitbodies parasitized or whose flesh is soft.
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In dehydrated blends, the six species in this group are generally referred to as Orange-capped Bolete or Spruce Bolete before being marketed.
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