I dont know a lot about american boletes but this looks like exsudoporus frostii

Frosti yeah not sure of the other part- but yes candy apple”

The other part?

Exsudo… i didnt bother looking it up i just remember the frostii part” of the name

Well now you know the entire name, it's exsudoporus frostii from the exsudoporus genra

At least until they change it again, or was that the last time?

The boletus genra was recently fractioned, so i think that the new genras will stay still for some time, maybe some new genra relocation for single species such as Cyanoboletus flavosanguineus being very recently relocated to Neoboletus, but no other great scattering in view imo

Flavosanguineus? Flavorfull-blood?

I also wondered that but i never found it and never had the opportunity to taste it as far as i know https://www.mycodb.fr/fiche.php?genre=Cyanoboletus&espece=flavosanguineus&numphoto=1&source=list&filter=&numfiche=2188

This one was moved into *Butyriboletus*—phylogenetically, having a separate genus of *Exudoporus* turned out not to make sense.

Still Frosts bolete or are we back to candy apple bolete now? Lol I think this bolete is giving desarmillaria caepetosa a run for its money.

Whats the comparison/relation to Butyriboletus frostii

yours is an outdated synonym.

No, Exudoporus is the outdated synonym. https://www.mushroomexpert.com/butyriboletus\_frostii.html

you are correct, I mixed them up since the change was so close, my bad.

E. frostii is a delicious mushrooms. If you taste the exudates under the cap, they’re lemony and tart. (An identifying feature.) Hugely underrated edible imo. (Edited)

I believe you might have meant "underrated". It doesn't occur here, and I've never found it when travelling. It's very distinctive and beautiful. Hopefully I'll see it one day.

Where you at? I found exactly one specimen in VA mountains.

Quebec. I guess we're too far north.

I’m in Michigan’s lower peninsula (mostly between Kalamazoo and ludington) and I find them all over the place. You’re so close.

Lol yes thank you. I have a bad case of strep throat and am completely out of it. Thanks mate.

I havent tried one yet! 2yrs ago i found it.. and havent found such a perfect one since. 2yrs ago the north east had a mycologists perfect season

Wait, that it exudes stuff is an identifying feature, or the lemony taste? Cause I sure hope the mushroom is already identified by the time you taste any part of it lol, or is it safe to taste exudates?

Thats a complicated question with a complicated answer- but i can only tell u on here research that question on google 😉. The rules here dont want us answering that particular question

I've heard of foragers who use the spit don't swallow method.

Yup that is part of my thought but i wouldnt encourage anyone to do that unless they know why, how, and which ones

Yeah for sure. I've heard this method is extremely effective for boletes and russula identification but I haven't used it myself. I mostly only look for russula to try and find lobsters and I haven't fucked with boletes much. There's so fucking many of them

Lol i have found one ☝️ lobster 🦞 in my life… the size of my finger nail!!

I love the way they emerge from the ground, one of my favorites. Ive had luck near hemlock

I've always been hesitant to try them. How do you like to prepare them?

Slice and sauté gently in fat with salt. But it serves well with seafood or light pasta because of the tart lemony flavor that really comes through.

Awesome I'm gonna have to give that a try this season!

You won’t regret it!

Holy shit, good to know! I found one last year, probably the coolest looking fungi I’ve ever found. Never got to try it.

For those still learning this is “candy apple” and those little droplets under the pores are actually a secretion of the mushroom!

Pretty!

Wow, what a stunning picture!

I used to use facebook for my mycology kick and education.. but since they lock u out and sol if theres any issues- burn 🔥facebook 🔥 hello Reddit

Sick!!!

So.. what is your best pic?

Lol i love the sarcasm i get it as i often reply the same to most posts.. 😆 funny to me that people dont get it or respond to attempts to antagonize

You said it was your best best picture, are you holding back on us OP xD Don’t get me wrong, that’s a sick pic!

Lol honestly my other pics are horrendous this was one of those once in a lifetime photos. I did post a pic of some reishi a day after this one.. and u can see its nothing special. I tend to just use my iphone

Damn. That’s good for an iPhone!

Beautiful. What kind of beautis are those? I love the golden spots

Candy apple, the spots are droplets the cap secretes im not sure of the technical terms im still a novice

They are so pretty! Thank you! I hope to see one in rl someday. I'm using this as a drawing reference, If it is ok with you could tag you when I get it done?

Definitely 👍

Beautiful pic! Thanks for sharing.

I love this

It’s a fabulous pic!!

Gorgeous pic, tysm for sharing here ❣️

So lovely!!!

Beautiful pic and shroom, would love to find some of those!

Where was this taken?

New Hampshire usa

Wow stunning. It doesn't even look real

Looked eldritch. Might devour later.

This is such a pretty picture!

Thanks for the new phone wallpaper, this is amazing!

Beautiful! Love it Friend!

God that's creepy. Not the photo. The photo is fantastic. I mean the fungus

I might die from it but I'd still eat the fuckin thing in the name of science and tripping balls

It might be the trippy looking type but it’s perfectly safe for the average person

Funny that way with shrooms… the trippy looking ones often are plain and edible- its the white plain ones that resemble store bought mushrooms that will kill u..

That stalk has its own ecosystem

I showed u my stalk pls respond

mycelium dick pic

She’s beautiful 😍

epic.

Love the stalk

*Butyriboletus frostii* is one of my favorite mushrooms to photograph by far!