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Strange red/brown/green mushroom - Florida


WeirdCap

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A couple of days ago, after a heavy rain, some strange mushrooms started growing in one specific yard in my neighborhood. Since it has been a few days, they are starting to die, but I took some pictures to try to ID them. I've never seen red mushrooms around here before. The gills are bright yellow/green and the whole cap is very thick. Some of the mushrooms caps were no wider than a quarter, and some were bigger than my hands. The stems also have the same strange yellow/green color.

My camera didn't capture the color of the mushrooms too well. The redness of the caps looks brown, and the brightness of the gills/stem has been dulled.

There is one picture of a different mushroom in the yard too. It is brown and has scales on it like a fish on the cap and stem, which I would also like to be ID'd

Thanks!

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The first ones that you asked about may be Boletus oliveisporus. The scaly one is hard to tell based on one photo. If it had pores on the underside like the first one then it is probably a strobilomyces. Just a guess, DaveW is the expert here on boletes.

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WeirdCap, the mushrooms in the photo (except for the scaly one that has not opened) do not have "gills" on the undersides. The fertile underside of these is called "pores", and the layer of material that ends in the pores (greenish stuff forming lower portion of a cap) is called the "tubes." Mushrooms with pores/tubes are called "boletes" There are multiple genera (plural of genus) of boletes. "Gills" are the slot-like undersides of mushrooms that may be broadly classified as "agarics" (not a genus name). The white button mushrooms and Shiitake found in stores have gills.

I doubt there are any Boletus pinicola in the photos. The boletes in the photos come from a confusing group of red/yellow species of genus Boletus. I think Boletus sensibilis should be considered. Also, B. pseudosensibilis, B. pallidoroseus, B. miniato-pallescens, among others. Some of these types are sickeners. Area of southeastern eastern North America get some species that I don't see up here in PA. There may be more than one species of Boletus seen in the photos.

A couple things to observe if you take another look at these. Slice a mushroom completely in half lengthwise and observe the quickness and the intensity of any change in color on the cut flesh. This is called "bruising" or "staining." I think the ones in the photos will show considerable bruising. Note how much time it takes for the color to change to blue/blackish. Also, note any distinctive odors.

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Well, speaking of Boletus rubricitrinus, look what I encountered today. They are EVERYWHERE!! After I saw these, I found more at the post office when I went to get my mail. They are considered edible so I'm going to try some tonight.

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I know what you mean about it being hard to drive because of all the mushrooms. We have had good steady rains for awhile and there are mushrooms everywhere! Can you tell me what are the key characteristics of boletus ribricitrinus that are different from other similar colored boletes. I know that is supposed to be a deep south mushroom but I ran into some today that look very similar. Red caps, yellow pores, heavy solid stems. By the way I really like that last photo. That's a delightful looking little grouping of mushrooms.

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Less than 0.5" rainfall during the past 30 days in most of my area.

Yesterday I slowed down my car because my attention was diverted to a styrofoam cup on a lawn.

Our local club is sponsoring a Mushroom Fair tomorrow. I *think* I may be able to find some mushrooms 60-80 miles south of here.

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Except for the fact we don't have a whole lot of choice edibles this far south. There have been a few sightings of Boletellus ananas which I would love to find myself. John, Bessette/Roody says, olive-brown spore print, solitary, scattered or in groups in sandy soild in oak or oak/ pine woods, NJ south to FL and west to TX. Pore surface yellow at first, becoming dull yellow to olive yellow and depressed near the stipe in age. Blueing when bruised, pores irregular.

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We are getting more rain here too, but we get nice sun breaks for several hours which allows things to soak in and dry. Not like last summer when the ground here was super saturated. No flooding here...yet! I am just in the last two days finding lots of freshly popped Strobilomyces floccopus. Nice unopened little ones. I will have to try them.

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Please let us know how the strobilomyces floccopus turns out. I saw quite a few of them here in the last couple of weeks.

I like them. They aren't the absolute best boletes out there, but they're decent sizzled up in wild garlic butter.

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