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Lilac-brown bolete

Sutorius eximius

A species of Sutorius

Lilac-brown bolete is an attractive species with purple and brown spores that gradually color the white cap. When the mushroom is cut, its color can change to pink, red, brown, or blue. Lilac-brown bolete thrives in mixed forests preferring to grow under spruce and hemlock trees.

Cap Diameter:

5 - 12 cm

Odor:

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

General Info About Lilac-brown bolete

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Attributes of Lilac-brown bolete

Cap Diameter

5 - 12 cm

Cap

5 - 12 cm diameter; convex, broadly convex, flat; brown; smooth; covered with a fine whitish bloom; stains dark brown where bruised

Stem

4.5 - 9 cm long by 1 - 4 cm thick; finely scaly; purplish to purple-brown

Flesh

Whitish; slowly stains gray-brown when it is cut or injured

Spore Print Color

Pinkish to reddish-brown to amber-brown

Odor

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

Body Color

Brown

Red

Gray

Purple

Flesh Bruises

Discolor to reddish or gray-black

Growth Form

Solitary, Scattered

Species Status

Widely distributed

Endangered Species

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Habitat of Lilac-brown bolete

Coniferous and deciduous trees

Scientific Classification of Lilac-brown bolete

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Boletes and allies

Family

Boletes

Genus

Sutorius

Toxicity and Edibility of Lilac-brown bolete

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Is Lilac-brown bolete Toxic?

The lilac-brown bolete is reported to be a poisonous mushroom. When ingested, it causes severe gastrointestinal upset in some people. The most common symptoms of poisoning include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps. It should be avoided.