8 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Boletus appendiculatus Fruiting Body Convex, finely downy, chestnut brown to pinkish brown, to about 20 cm across Pores Lemon yellow, bruising blue Stem Stout, decorated with a fine network pattern, yellow at the apex, yellow then pinkish brown elsewhere Flesh Firm, pale yellow Smell Pleasant, like smoked bacon when dried Taste Pleasant Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent in southern England, rare elsewhere Habitat In deciduous woods, usually with oak Spore Print Olivaceous snuff-brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to sub-fusiform, smooth (12-15) x (3.5-4.5) µm2 Edibility Edible, but should not be collected due to its rarity 
14 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
19 August 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |