20 September 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Orange Oak Bolete Cap Convex, finely felty, then smooth, margin overhanging, brick red, chestnut brown or date brown, to about 20 cm across Pores White then buff, bruising pinkish brown Stem Equal or slightly club shaped, whitish, with rust to brown scales, especially towards the base Flesh Firm, whitish, bruising pinkish in the cap, greyish then blackish in the stem Smell Pleasant Taste Pleasant Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent in southern England Habitat With oak, beech, poplar, willow and lime trees Spore Print Walnut brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to spindle-shaped (13-16) x (4-5) µm2 Edibility Edible, should not be collected due to its rarity Notes Other red capped Leccinum species include Leccinum versipelle, Leccinum vulpinum and Leccinum albostipitatum. To confuse matters, this species was formerly known as Leccinum quercinum, and the fungus currently known as Leccinum albostipitatum was previously known as Leccinum aurantiacum. 
20 September 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
October 2001 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
October 2001 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |