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Boletus Speciosus

Boletus speciosus

Cap - Red. 3-7 inches broad.

Flesh - Pale or bright lemon yellow, changing to blue when wounded.

Tubes - Bright lemon yellow, becoming dingy yellow with age; changing to green, then to blue, when wounded.

Stem - Bright lemon yellow without and within, sometimes reddish at the base. 2-4 inches long.

Habitat - Thin woods.