Hi--
I'm here in North Carolina, US, and there are TONS of these blueing boletes growing all over the yard after a big rain. I've read differing accounts online of whether they're edible, varying from "choice!" to "never eat anything that turns blue!"
Any firsthand experience/insight? At any rate, they're beautiful mushrooms, and it's fun to watch them turn color!
Blueing bolete
Blueing bolete
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- Before cracking in half.
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- A few seconds after cracking in half, the yellow flesh has turned blue, and continues to deepen in color over the next few minutes until all the flesh is indigo.
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frozenthunderbolt
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Re: Blueing bolete
I have to say that they only mushrooms that i know of that turn blue have psychoactive properties and are toxic to the liver.
Im no kind of fungi expert though . . .
Im no kind of fungi expert though . . .
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Carltonian Man
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Re: Blueing bolete
Looks scary
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Broad Bean
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Re: Blueing bolete
Sounds like a deceiver bolete to me. Don't just take my word for it but if it is then they're perfectly edible so long as you cook them. Must agree though that they look a bit scary.