30 August 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Leccinum carpini Cap Convex, smooth, usually dimpled, dark brown, to 7 cm across Pores Whitish, darkening with age Stem Cylindrical, tapering towards the apex, whitish, decorated with woolly scales that are brown to blackish Flesh White, coral or vinaceous on cutting, then rapidly blackening Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat With hazel or hornbeam Spore Print Ochraceous snuff-brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to spindle-shaped (13-18.5) x (4.5-6) µm2 Edibility Edible Notes Although rather similar to other Leccinum species, it is distinguished by the dimpled cap, and the association with hazel and hornbeam. 
A young specimen. 28 August 2010 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
28 August 2010 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
October 2002 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
October 2002 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |