Cornflower bolete
Gyroporus cyanescens · 蓝圆孔牛肝菌
Rare圆孔牛肝菌科🍽 Reported Edible (Wild)
Reference sources describe this as an edible wild fungus. This guide provides no basis whatsoever for foraging or consumption.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Cap pale yellow, hairy surface
- Turns deep blue instantly when cut or pressed
- Stem hollow; grows in sandy soil in hardwood forests
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 圆孔牛肝菌科
- Hymenium
- Pores
- Grows On
- Mycorrhizal
- How Big
- 4–12 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Rare
- Habitat
- Sandy ground in conifer woods
Easily Confused With
Lanmao's boleteCap brown, pores yellow, bruising blue quickly
Chestnut boleteCap chestnut brown, hairy surfaceFun Fact
One of the most dramatically blue-staining boletes: slice it and the flesh turns cornflower blue within seconds.
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