Though mostly genetically similar to boletes, rather than having pores this mushroom has gills. Features like size, stature, and color might suggest that this is a ruby bolete until the underside of the cap is examined.

Similar in form to Phylloporus leucomycelinus.

July 31st, 2023 Field Notes - Indian Cave State Park:

Growing gregariously on east-facing open mixed oak/hickory woodland slope.

Nearby Trees: Chinkapin Oak, Northern Red Oak, and Ash.

• Cap reddish-orange, subtomentose and not bruising where damaged.
• Hymenium bright yellow with frequent short gills and cross-veins present.
• Stipe reddish upper 1/2 to 2/3, tapering to a light yellow base.
• Basal mycelium white.
• Smell: not distinctive.
• Taste: slightly acidic.
• KOH: dark orange with darker outline on pileipellis.
• Ammonia: quickly flashing green then darkening on pileipellis.

DNA Barcode ITS:

AAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTATCGAACAGAATAGAACAGGGCAGAGGGATTGTCGCTGGCGGGTCTTTCTCTCGCATGTGCACGTCCTTCTGCTTTTACTCTATTCACACTCTTAACACCTGTGCACTTTTTGTAGGTCCCCCTCTTCGAAAGAAGAGGGATCTAGGATCTATGTATTTATCATATCACCTCACATGTATGGCCAGAATGAAAACATAATAAAATAAAAATACAACTTTCAGCAATGGATCTCTTGGTTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAATTGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGATTTCCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCATTAGAATCAATCAACCATGCTTTCTTGACGGGAGAGCATGGCTTGGAGTTGGGGGTTGCTGGCGTTTCACCGTCAGCTCTCCTTAAATGCATTAGCGATCGAGTCGGGCTGGTCTTTCGACGTGCACGGCCTTGGACGTGATAAAGATCGTCCTGGGCTGGAGCGTTTGGTCGGCATGACATAGATCGATCGCGAAAGATATGGGAGGGGGGGAAGGTGATGGCGATGTGATCGGTCTGGTTGGAGCTTAGAGCTACTAGGCAGTCTTGAGAGAGGCTGGCGAAAACCGAGCGAAAGACAGATCGAGCTCAGAGCTTGAGCTTGAGCTTTCCTAATCGAAAAAGAAAAGATGGGGGAAGGGGATGGCGATGTGATCTGTCCGGCGGAGCTTTAGCTACTAGGCAGTCTTGAGAGAGGCTGGCGAAAACTGGAGCAAAGACGGACGGTGATCGGAGCTTGAGCTTTCCTTTGTTTGATCTTGGACCTGTTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAG