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Eastwood Bolete may also be known as Thiers Mushroom or Choice
Bolete. To identify it look for a large grayish-brown cap, 3-8
inches broad, conic or convex to nearly flat in age, and usually
covered with thick red hairs. The gills are dark red (instantly
bruising blue when touched). The cap margin is at first thickly
covered with red hairs. Its preferred habitat is under pines
in moist, rich woods. The plant is said to produce only
on the West Coast, but it has been reported in numerous locations
along the Gulf of Mexico coastal regions. Spores occur
in the summer and autumn and usually mature within 7-10 days.. |
