Rocjard Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 Found several mushrooms that looked very much like boletes except that they have gills rather than spores.. Found near pine and redwoods on side of trail on California North Coast just today (Mid Nov). Firm flesh, cap snaps right off just like a bolete and smells like a bolete as well. Any idea what they are or edibility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick from Ontario Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 Have you compared with any species of Tricholoma? A wild guess here...possibly T. Matsutake ? I believe they are common out west and grow in relationship with Pine. However the gill colour is tough to deceiver from the pictures. Spore print would be white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitog Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 T. Matsutake would not smell like a Bolete. There are related species that lack that Matsutake odor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Looks like a Cortinarius. There's a web like attachment between the cap and gills in a couple photos. Obviously, a spore print would be necessary to confirm. It would be rusty brown if Cortinarius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 As said, spore print color would settle the Tricholoma vs. Cortinarius debate. But, a young specimen like this one may fail to drop spores. If you can find a more mature specimen then your chances improve. I think this mushroom is a Cort; possibly a species in the C. variicolor complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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