Malthus Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Took this picture because it was so big (sons head for reference) but then did some research and I'm thinking now I may have been in a giant patch of Boletes. Can anyone help identify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn15 Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Yes, that is definitely a bolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malthus Posted January 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Thanks for the help. Wish I knew that at the time, there was quite a few of them. Could have had a feast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Not all boletes are edible. Some types will cause sickness. What part of Canada? What time of year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malthus Posted January 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 August and British Columbia. How did you know it was taken in Canada? I thought all Bolete's were edible. I assumed this was a king Bolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Malthus, your profile lists your location as Canada. So, I guess I was assuming the mushroom was found not far from your home. Here in eastern NA we have a handful of bolete species that are suspected of being toxic. These include (but are not limited to)... Boletus miniato-olivaceus, Boletus huronensis, Tylopilus griseocarneus, and Boletus bicoloroides. Additionally, there are a good number of boletes with very bitter flesh. If you don't lack the bitter taste buds, then one bitter bolete will ruin an entire meal. (Some people --only males I am told-- lack the bitter taste buds and may then eat at least some of the bitter types.) There's also a fair number of red/brown-pored boletes that have questionable edibility. It now appears that special preparation renders at least some of these types edible. "Satan's Boletes" --Boletus satanus-- is a red-pored bolete that has a very bad reputation. It has been reported from NA, but appears to be quite rare on this continent. (I believe I once saw one here in PA about 35 years ago.) Not sure about the existence of toxic bolete types on the west coast. The "King Boletes" are all excellent edible types (as long as you get the mushrooms before the insects do). There's a west coast King Bolete that gets really large, Boletus edulis var. grandedulis. I think yours may be this type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malthus Posted February 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Dave, Thanks again for your response. Very helpful. I found a few others that I cut open in the fall (pictures added) to find the darkening of the pores, which I believe is a good indicator that you've found edible (or even King) Bolete's. I'll spend more time this fall finding more and picking them to properly identify them. They are a mushroom that appears to grow in this area and I would love to add them to my repertoire of edible mushrooms as I understand they're quite delicious. If you can spare a moment, perhaps you could also weigh in on these two pictures and tell me what you think. Again, a mushroom I'm very keen to get to know, so your knowledge and time are greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Mushroom(s) seen in the last two photos are well past prime, big blown-out boletes. Probably B. edulis var. grandedulis, although old mushrooms often lack distinctive ID characters. Lots of different types of boletes have pores/tubes that darken as the mushroom ages. I think you can probably learn to recognize this type of King Bolete. But, it's always advisable to learn to ID an edible mushroom by noting several traits associated with the type of mushroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitog Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Including a picture of the entire stem of the mushroom would help a lot for identification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutddicted Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Way past its prime Dave? Â Grandma would slice that thing up and dry it out "so all the bugs vacate the shroom as ot dries" đ I never eat at grandmas house anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 Trout... Large bloated fruit body with soggy-looking cap surface (maybe it's just wet?). Flesh looks like it lacks density. Past prime... But like your Grandma would do, I slice and dry ones like this. I label them "Grade B" and use them exclusively in soup where the rehydrated mushrooms (and onions and celery) are pureed in a food processor. So, the flabby/soggy texture is not a factor. The soup is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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