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Violet Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus violatinctus) Growing in pine mulch in a hospital parking lot in Atlanta, GA. Younger specimens are more purple. Older are more tan. Pores and flesh stain pink when cut/touched.<br /> <br /> Flavor: EXTREMELY bitter.<br /> <br /> Chemical Analysis:<br /> Iron Salts: Gray&rarr;Green&rarr;Light yellow on pileus. Lavender on pores.<br /> KOH: Flashes yellow on pileus. Creamy yellow&rarr;Brownish pink on pores.<br /> <br /> Ammonia: Orangey brown to yellow on pileus.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64531/violet_bitter_bolete_tylopilus_violatinctus.html" title="Violet Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus violatinctus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64531_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=d5DpSpSrCxdSNR1CzJhV7sqTdkI%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Violet Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus violatinctus) Growing in pine mulch in a hospital parking lot in Atlanta, GA. Younger specimens are more purple. Older are more tan. Pores and flesh stain pink when cut/touched.<br /> <br /> Flavor: EXTREMELY bitter.<br /> <br /> Chemical Analysis:<br /> Iron Salts: Gray&rarr;Green&rarr;Light yellow on pileus. Lavender on pores.<br /> KOH: Flashes yellow on pileus. Creamy yellow&rarr;Brownish pink on pores.<br /> <br /> Ammonia: Orangey brown to yellow on pileus.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64532/violet_bitter_bolete_tylopilus_violatinctus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64533/violet_bitter_bolete_tylopilus_violatinctus.html Geotagged,Summer,Tylopilus violatinctus,United States,Violet Bitter Bolete" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64532/violet_bitter_bolete_tylopilus_violatinctus.html" title="Violet Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus violatinctus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64532_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2FWRe849lALKpaIGSBPamIhTccBs%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Violet Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus violatinctus) Growing in pine mulch in a hospital parking lot in Atlanta, GA. Younger specimens are more purple. Older are more tan. Pores and flesh stain pink when cut/touched.<br /> <br /> Flavor: EXTREMELY bitter.<br /> <br /> Chemical Analysis:<br /> Iron Salts: Gray&rarr;Green&rarr;Light yellow on pileus. Lavender on pores.<br /> KOH: Flashes yellow on pileus. Creamy yellow&rarr;Brownish pink on pores.<br /> <br /> Ammonia: Orangey brown to yellow on pileus.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64531/violet_bitter_bolete_tylopilus_violatinctus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64533/violet_bitter_bolete_tylopilus_violatinctus.html Geotagged,Summer,Tylopilus violatinctus,United States,Violet Bitter Bolete" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Summer,Tylopilus violatinctus,United States,Violet Bitter Bolete Click/tap to enlarge

Violet Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus violatinctus)

Growing in pine mulch in a hospital parking lot in Atlanta, GA. Younger specimens are more purple. Older are more tan. Pores and flesh stain pink when cut/touched.

Flavor: EXTREMELY bitter.

Chemical Analysis:
Iron Salts: Gray→Green→Light yellow on pileus. Lavender on pores.
KOH: Flashes yellow on pileus. Creamy yellow→Brownish pink on pores.

Ammonia: Orangey brown to yellow on pileus.

Violet Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus violatinctus) Growing in pine mulch in a hospital parking lot in Atlanta, GA. Younger specimens are more purple. Older are more tan. Pores and flesh stain pink when cut/touched.<br /> <br /> Flavor: EXTREMELY bitter.<br /> <br /> Chemical Analysis:<br /> Iron Salts: Gray→Green→Light yellow on pileus. Lavender on pores.<br /> KOH: Flashes yellow on pileus. Creamy yellow→Brownish pink on pores.<br /> <br /> Ammonia: Orangey brown to yellow on pileus.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64532/violet_bitter_bolete_tylopilus_violatinctus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64533/violet_bitter_bolete_tylopilus_violatinctus.html Geotagged,Summer,Tylopilus violatinctus,United States,Violet Bitter Bolete

Violet Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus violatinctus) Growing in pine mulch in a hospital parking lot in Atlanta, GA. Younger specimens are more purple. Older are more tan. Pores and flesh stain pink when cut/touched.<br /> <br /> Flavor: EXTREMELY bitter.<br /> <br /> Chemical Analysis:<br /> Iron Salts: Gray→Green→Light yellow on pileus. Lavender on pores.<br /> KOH: Flashes yellow on pileus. Creamy yellow→Brownish pink on pores.<br /> <br /> Ammonia: Orangey brown to yellow on pileus.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64531/violet_bitter_bolete_tylopilus_violatinctus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64533/violet_bitter_bolete_tylopilus_violatinctus.html Geotagged,Summer,Tylopilus violatinctus,United States,Violet Bitter Bolete

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The Violet Bitter Bolete

Tylopilus violatinctus, the Violet Bitter Bolete, is a bolete fungus in the Tylopilus genus. Appearance:
Bitter white cap flesh. Violet cap ages through pink to tan, bruising violet. Pinkish, yellow-staining stem browns w/age, apex staying white.

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Similar species: Boletales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Aug 7, 2018. Captured Jul 6, 2018 03:42 in Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta, GA 30334, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/7.1
  • 1/500s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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