15 October 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Orange Birch Bolete Cap Convex, finely felty, then smooth, margin overhanging, tawny orange, to about 20 cm across Pores Whitish, bruising reddish brown Stem Club shaped, whitish, with blackish scales Flesh Firm, white, soon wine red, then black Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat On soil with birch Spore Print Ochre brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to spindle-shaped (13-18) x (4-5) µm2 Edibility Edible, good |