Dmitriy Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 Hello! Need help identifying these boletes. Unfortunately, i was not successful in getting a spore print from two older specimen on foil; foil appeared empty under the cap. Is it Boletus separans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svs Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 Looks like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaas Posted September 7, 2021 Report Share Posted September 7, 2021 Looks like it to me. I find them with bare stems as shown above, and heavily netted stems. A little drop of ammonia is what I use if I'm unsure. They normally have a very pleasant smell, hard to describe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted September 7, 2021 Report Share Posted September 7, 2021 Maybe Xanthoconium, the pores yellow with spore production, maybe Tylopilus with pores browning with contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 7, 2021 Report Share Posted September 7, 2021 I think these are Xanthoconium purpureum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaas Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 I may have mistaken some of these (and consumed) thinking they were B. separans. I initially had them segregated due to a slight color difference but after checking with ammonia assumed they were separans. Luckily for me they are both considered good edibles. What features distinguish the two, X. purpureum and B. separans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Actually, ammonia on the cap of X. purpureum produces a green-flash that's not a lot different from the aquamarine reaction expected with B. separans. The stalks are somewhat different --separans often but not always has at least some reticulations; X. purpureum has a smooth stalk. Separans caps tend to be lighter colored --pale lilac-pink-- and separans caps are frequently wrinkled. The two species are easily confused. Both are edible; separans is generally of better quality (when you get them before the bugs do). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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