https://fascinatedbyfungi.com/pages/fungal-faqs Happy Fungus Friday from this chonky #ButterBolete #Butyriboletusprimiregius. These delightful red capped mushrooms associate with Fir (Abies) in the mountains of California. They are often completely obscured from view, hiding beneath cryptic shrumps (mushroom humps). It takes a keen eye to spot them, but keeping an eye on habitat clues can help. I find they like open areas on the forest floor, sometimes with exposed dirt (as opposed to plant/duff

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Found one of my favorite edible mushrooms, a Butter Bolete (Butyriboletus autumniregius). It is a mycorrhizal species that associates with hardwoods and mixed conifers in the California coast. It has a reddish/pink cap (fades brown), yellow pores that stain instantly blue when injured, and an olive brown spore print. It’s a delicious edible mushroom, but can be mistaken for Caloboletus (inedibly bitter) or Rubroboletus (poison), pay close attention to the pore color and color of the stem to tell

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