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@mush-photos.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 2:40 PM

A perfect showcase of the blue-staining effect of the western bitter bolete

#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #nature #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #mushroomsofbluesky #westernbitterbolete #bitterbolete #bluemushroom #blue

๐Ÿ„๐Ÿ“ท ๐Ÿ“ธ๐ŸŽž ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ ๐ŸŸข ๐Ÿ„ ๐Ÿ„โ€๐ŸŸซ

The western bitter bolete is a mostly pale yellow bolete with a magical characteristic: it stains blue when bruised or cut. To show off this fun color-changing ability, my wife cut a slice of the cap off and wrote "I'm blue" in the yellow pores of the slice, and the words immediately turned a deep blue, along with the cut edges of the mushroom.

๐Ÿ“ท Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
Canon Speedlight Flash
Cygnus Tech Diffuser
M, f/5.6, 1/4, ISO 400
Single image
10/3/26
Northern Oregon Coast
@winterlilycapture.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 7:33 PM

Tylopilus felleus- also known as the bitter bolete. Not toxic but tastes awful. Grows underneath Oak and Beech- and they get to be quite large. The top of this one was plate-sized. ๐Ÿ„๐ŸŒฟ

#photography #nature #mycology #bitterbolete #mushroom #fungi #sony #tamron #fungifriends

A large specimen of a bitter bolete mushroom. Plate sized cap growing under oak and maple forest. Big chonky shroom.