Under Douglas Fir, pine, and Silverleaf Oak; odor distinctively Matsutake-like; taste mildly spicy & pungent;
firm, rubbery flesh
Taste initially indistinct, then slightly tangy after about 15 seconds; specimens found by @sigridjakob
Fuzzy cap and stem. Soil in burn area under ponderosa pine.
Collected by Beth Bilodeau.
DNA Sequenced
A real beauty, Boletus pulchriceps is very mysterious and under-studied, hardly anyone knows about it here in Arizona. To have the luck to find it in such a nice condition was amazing.
Description: cap is usually faint pink or deeper-colored, convex, with no noticeable structure; stem is a vivid yellow and enlarged in the middle (tapering upwards), with very faint vertical striations; pore surface is the same color as the stem, and does not stain when bruised or handled.
On deciduous tree in riparian area, heavily trafficked and disturbed area streamside in Fossil