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Basidio - Boletales Flashcards

1
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Name the 9 genera of Boletacea represented in the PNW

A 
Boletus
Boletellus
Butyriboletus
Caloboletus
Xerocomellus
Xerocomus
Chalciporus
Porphyrellus (syn: Tylopilus)
Gyroporus
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Name the 8 species of Boletus in the edulis group in the PNW

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Edulis Group:

  • —-‘edulis’ (grandedulis?)
  • —-mottiae
  • —-regineus
  • —-barrowsii
  • —-rex-veris
  • —-‘pinophilus’ (may actually just be rex-veris fall fruiting)
  • —-fibrillosus
  • —-subalpinus (formerly Gastroboletus, now in edulis clade)
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3
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Name the 3 species of Butyriboletus

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querciregius
abieticola
primiregius/autumniregius

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4
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Name the 3 species of Caloboletus

A

calopus (frustosus)
coniferarum
rubripes

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5
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What genus does ‘mirabilis’ belong to?

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Boletellus, probably.

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6
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Name the 4 species of Xerocomellus

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zelleri
chrysenteron
rubellus
coccyginus

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7
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Name the 2 species of Chalciporus

A

piperatus (blues)

piperatoides (does not blue)

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8
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Name the species of Leccinum without distinguishing the red-capped species by host

A 
scabrum
holopus
subglabripes
strospitatum/versipelle
aurantiacum group
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9
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Name the 21 species of Suillus

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brevipes
granulatus
flavogranulatus
punctatipes
placidus
tomentosus
glandulosipes
sibiricus
borealis
lakei
cavipes
ochraceoroseus
caerulescens (imitatus)
flavidus (umbonatus)
grevillei
luteus
subolivaceus
viscidus (laricinus/aeruginascens)
pseudobrevipes
albivelatus
ponderosus
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10
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Name the 6 species of Suillus which DO NOT have a veil

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brevipes
granulatus
flavogranulatus
punctatipes
placidus
tomentosus
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11
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Name the 3 Suillus whose veil rarely form a ring and do not blue

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glandulosipes
sibiricus
borealis

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12
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Name the 3 rough-capped Suillus

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lakei
cavipes
ochraceoroseus

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13
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Name the 6 ‘more common’ Suillus which have both a viscid cap and a veil

A 
caerulescens
flavidus
grevillei
luteus
subolivaceus
viscidus (laricinus/aeruginascens)
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14
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Name the 3 ‘if nothing else’ Suillus

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pseudobrevipes
albivelatus
ponderosus

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15
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Identify this species:
Cap: Brown
Stem: Net-like reticulation, bulbous
Pores: Whitish
Staining: No blue, can turn pink
Habitat: Spruce (Picea engelmanni), True Firs, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus contorta
NEVER Pseudotsuga menziesii
Chemical: KOH Negative to brownish
A

edulis

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16
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Identify this species:
Cap: Brown (darkish)
Stem: Net-like reticulation, bulbous
Pores: more yellow than white
Staining: No blue
Habitat: True Firs, Pinus ponderosa
SPRING - 2-3 weeks following snow melt
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rex-veris

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17
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Identify this species:
Cap: Unevenly DARK
Stem: Net-like reticulation, bulbous
Pores: Whitish
Staining: No blue
Habitat: Primarily oak - extremely unlikely in WA
18
Q 
Identify this species:
Cap: Pale
Stem: Net-like reticulation, bulbous
Pores: Whitish
Staining: No blue
Habitat: In Seattle with Linden trees, or East Cascades with Pinus ponderosa
19
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Identify this species:
Cap: Brown (darkish)
Stem: Net-like reticulation, bulbous
Pores: more yellow than white
Staining: No blue
Habitat: True Firs, Pinus ponderosa
Chemical: KOH Negative
A

pinophilus

20
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Identify this species:
Cap: Brown and felty
Stem: Dark, Thin and often elongated, NOT bulbous, Net-like reticulation appears almost as pseudoreticulation
Pores: Whitish/yellow
Staining: No blue
Habitat: True Firs, Pinus ponderosa
Chemical: Cap red in KOH
A

fibrillosus

21
Q

Name the 2 Boletus in the PNW which do not fall in the edulis group and are not red-pored

A

Oddballs:

  • —-smithii
  • —-rainisii (pulverulentus)
22
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Name the 5 Red-Pored Boletus

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Red-pored:

  • —-eastwoodiae (‘satanas’)
  • —-pulcherrimus
  • —-haematinus
  • —-luridiformis
  • —-amygdalinus
23
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Identify this species:
Large - ~10-15cm
Cap: Pink to red, or fading to yellow brown
Stem: Reticulate and classicaly bulbous, tapering sharply below the bulge
Pores: More yellow than white
Staining: Pores blue. Flesh does not typically stain, if so spotty and primarily in stipe.
Habitat: Oak preference, tanoak, liveoak or fir - VERY rare in PNW due to host preference - primarily N CA and OR

A

Butyriboletus spp.

24
Q 
Identify this species:
Can be huge, up to 20-30cm
Cap: Rough
Stem: Reticulated at the top, red bottom, not very bulbous
Staining: Bluing
Very Common
A

Caloboletus calopus (frustosus)

25
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Identify this species:
Can be huge, up to 20-30cm
Cap: Rough
Stem: Reticulated at the top, yellow/brown not very bulbous
Staining: Bluing
Very Common
A

Caloboletus coniferarum

26
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Identify this species:
Can be huge, up to 20-30cm
Cap: Rough
Stem: No reticulation, red bottom, not very bulbous
Staining: Bluing
A

Caloboletus rubripes

27
Q

Identify this species:
“Small” 5-15cm
Cap: Brownish yellow - becomes more red if you rub it
Stem: No reticulation or pseudoreticulation, red top
Staining: Bluing

A

Boletus smithii

28
Q 
Identify this species:
"Small" 5-15cm
Cap: Brownish yellow - appears cracked, can have red in context
Stem: No reticulation, yellow/brown
Staining: Blues very fast, almost green
A

Boletus rainisii (‘pulverulentus’)

29
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Identify this species:
5-10cm
Cap: Dark, slimy
Stem: Short, buff, No glandular dots, no veil
Staining: None
Habitat: Pine
A

Suillus brevipes

30
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Identify this species:
5-10cm
Cap: Tan/brown, viscid
Stem: Short, buff, with glandular dots, no veil
Staining: None
Habitat: Pine
A

Suillus granulatus

31
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Identify this species:
5-10cm
Cap: Dark, slimy
Stem: Short, white to buff, with glandular dots, no veil
Staining: None
Habitat: conifers
Large pores
A

Suillus punctatipes

32
Q

Identify this species:
5-10cm
Cap: Tan/brown almost orange, dry to almost dry, appears cracked
Stem: Long, with orange hue, with glandular dots, no veil
Staining: slowly blues

A

Suillus tomentosus

33
Q

Identify this species:
5-10cm
Cap: Very yellow/orangey-brown slimy, reddish/brown patches near margin, with veil remnants on margin
Stem: Long, buff, with glandular dots, no veil
Staining: None
Pores sometimes large

A

Suillus sibiricus

34
Q 
Identify this species:
5-10cm
Cap: Pinkish brown, scaly / rough, dry
Stem: buff, obvious veil
Staining: Blue in the base of the stem
Large pores that stain brown
VERY Common
Habitat: Douglas Fir
A

Suillus lakei

35
Q 
Identify this species:
5-10cm
Cap: Dark brown with red hues, scaly / rough, dry
Stem: Short and hollow, obvious veil
Staining: Blue occassionally
Large yellow pores
Habitat: Larch
A

Suillus cavipes

36
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Identify this species:
>10cm
Cap: Very rosy, scaly / rough, dry
Stem: Short, glandular dots, obvious veil
Staining: Blues throughout
Large yellow pores
Habitat: Larch
A

Suillus ochraceoroseus

37
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Identify this species:
5-10cm
Cap: streaky yellow brown, sticky
Stem: buff, obvious veil
Staining: Blue in the base of the stem
Large pores that stain brown
VERY Common
Habitat: Douglas Fir
A

Suillus caerulescens (imitatus)

38
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Identify this species:
5-10cm
Cap: Yellowish, with an umbo
Stem: brown veil
Staining: Brownish, not bluing
Large pores
A

Suillus flavidus (umbonatus)

39
Q

Identify this species:
5-10cm
Cap: Chestnut colored with a yellow rim
Stem: Yellow to chestnut veil, No glandular dots
Staining: pores stain brown, sometimes bluing in base of stem
VERY Common
Habitat: Larch

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Suillus grevillei

40
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Identify this species:
5-10cm
Cap: Dark brown, slimy
Stem: Purple veil, glandular dots
Staining: None
VERY Common
A

Suillus luteus

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