Hemileccinum subglabripes

Smoothish-stemmed Bolete

A medium-sized bolete of eastern hardwood forests with a brownish cap, bright yellow pores and a yellow stem that has only fine scurf rather than the dark scabers of true Leccinum. It was long placed in Leccinum and moved to Hemileccinum in 2015 on DNA evidence. It is edible but softens quickly.

Species profile

Edibility

Edible with caution

Edible, but it softens quickly (meso.cloud). Forager Chef advises cooking it thoroughly or drying it, because some Leccinum-type boletes have caused gastrointestinal upset when eaten undercooked.

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Characteristics

Cap: 3-10 cm, brown to olive or orangish brown when young, fading to tan or reddish tones; smooth, dry. Pores: bright yellow, becoming olive yellow to dirty greenish; not bruising. Stem: 4.5-10 cm long, 1-2 cm thick, yellow, developing red from the base upward; finely scabrous with tiny yellow scabers that mature reddish, never the dark scabers of true Leccinum. Flesh: yellow, usually unchanging, sometimes slowly pinkish or pale blue. Spore print: olive brown. Spores: 12-16 x 4-6 um (MushroomExpert).