17 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Boletus aestivalis Common Name Summer Bolete Cap Convex, expanding, yellow brown to brown, surface finely velvety when young, to about 20 cm across Pores White when young, then greenish yellow Stem Club shaped, often stout, pale brown, decorated with a white raised network Flesh Firms, white Smell Pleasant Taste Pleasant Season Summer to autumn Distribution Frequent in southern England Habitat In deciduous woods with oak, beech and sweet chestnut, favouring open sunny areas Spore Print Olivaceous snuff-brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (13-15) x (4.5-5) µm2 Edibility Edible and excellent 
17 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |