Special Issue, October 6, 2010
Tylopilus sp.
By Herman Brown, Greenville, CA

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On this day we went up towards Buck Lake, about 5000 ft. and found what I IDed as a Tylopilus, but have not been able to narrow it down to specie. Any ID help would be appreciated

We found it in all the places we looked, mostly under or close to red fir, in various degrees of maturity. The first one I thought was an edulis, but  after I picked it, thought it was just another red-pored bolete with a reddish-brown cap. After I cut it, it saw it had white, non-bluing flesh.

The spore print was a dark reddish-brown, and the pore tubes were pink when we first ones we found.

It is a beautiful mushroom and not unpleasant to consume.

Below are several pictures taken Wednesday, October 6, 2010.

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First one	First one, over
First one, reticulations	First one, cut
Second one	Second one, over
A smaller one	A smaller one, out
Two more on a stump	The first one, after I got a spore print