Genus Boletus 



Boletus bicolor 



Cap Dark red, fading when old; often marked with yellow; 2-4 



inches. 



Flesh Yellow, slowly changing to blue when wounded. 

 Tubes Bright yellow, changing to blue. 

 Stem Solid, red, generally yellow at the top; 1-3 inches. 

 Habitat Woods and open places. Common in Va. and Md. 

 One of the best edible species. 



Boletus cyanescens 



Cap Pale buff or greyish yellow. Covered with woolly scales, 



two-fifths of an inch wide. 



Flesh White, quickly changing to blue when wounded. 

 Tubes White, becoming yellowish, changing to blue when 



bruised. 

 Stem Coloured like the cap. Swollen, stuffed, not covered with 



a network. 

 Habitat Woods and open places. 



Boletus pallidus 



Cap Pallid or brownish white, sometimes tinged with red. 

 Flesh White. 



Tubes Pale whitish yellow, changing to blue when wounded. 

 Stem Long and whitish, sometimes streaked with brown ; 

 smooth. 



Boletus mutabilis 



Cap Brown, becoming blackish ; smooth and shining ; or dry, 

 somewhat woolly. 



Flesh Bright yellow, promptly changing to blue when wounded. 



Tubes Yellow, changing to greenish yellow, and quickly be- 

 coming blue when wounded. Mouths large and angular. 



Stem Stout, bright yellow within, covered with brown and 

 dotted scales. 



Habitat Dense woods. 



Boletus speciosus 



Cap Red. 3-7 inches broad. 



Flesh Pale or bright lemon yellow, changing to blue when 

 wounded. 



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