2 October 2015 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Boletus splendidus, Boletus legaliae Cap Convex, velvety when young, then smooth, whitish to pale milky coffee when young, becoming flushed coral to red with age, bruising blue, about 6 to 14 cm across Pores Golden yellow when young, then orange to orange-red, bruising blue Stem Cylindrical to club shaped, with a red network pattern on a yellow orange background, bruising blue Flesh Firm, pale yellow, blueing on cutting Smell Pleasant Taste Do not taste Season Summer to early autumn Distribution Rarely reported, with most records from Berkshire and Hampshire Habitat In deciduous woods usually with oak Spore Print Olivaceous snuff-brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to sub-fusiform, smooth (10.5-12.5) x (4.5-5) µm2 Edibility Poisonous |