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

  • Schmoo@slrpnk.netOP
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    2 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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      2 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)