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It’s a very vibrant red underneath, I’m too curious not to try and narrow down the species.

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    3 months ago

    what color is the underside of the cap when bruised? (like when you score it with your fingernail, does it change color quickly?)

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      3 months ago

      bruising

      The underside instantly darkens when scratched. I’ll add that it smells very sweet and fruity.

      Bonus pic of Indigo Milk Cap I found as appreciation for the help:

      Indigo Milk Cap

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        3 months ago

        Thank you.

        I ran through the field key in Bessettes’ & Roody’s Boletes of Eastern North America.

        I think one possibility is: Caloboletus firmus.

        The stalk is pretty beat up, but it seems like it might be a net stalk, so I went with Key B-3:

        Net Stalks: with pores some shade of orange, tan, buff, red, maroon, brown to dark brown, or nearly black, p. 34

        Then I chose:

        1b. Pores not radially arranged and some shade of orange, red, maroon, or brown to nearly black → 2

        2b. Pores red to orange → 5

        5a. Cap whitish to grayish, grayish brown, or grayish olive; pores pinkish to red or red orange, sometimes yellowish at the margin when young, staining blue when bruised → Caloboletus firmus (p. 189)