Purple-grey bolete
Boletaceae Family
Angles captured. Four frames, including two low down showing the pore surface.
Morphology
Cap 7–9 cm, dull purple-grey to lilac-brown, dry and matt. Pore surface pale grey-cream, not yellow. Stipe pale, stout.
Habitat & substrate
Leaf litter on level ground.
Lookalikes & what rules them out
Pale grey-cream pores rather than yellow is a real distinction and narrows the field. A lilac-grey cap over pale pores is not the common presentation.
To confirm this identification
Whether the pores bruise, and the stipe surface texture.
Notes
The pore colour is the useful character here and is well shown.
Found at Massasoit Rd area, Worcester, MA on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at 18:40. See the full walk for that day's weather and everything else recorded.
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