October 2002 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Larch Bolete Cap Convex, then flattened, smooth, often wrinkled, shiny when dry, viscid when damp, chrome yellow then flushed rust, to about 10 cm across Pores Small, angular, pale yellow, ochraceous with age, rust where bruised Stem +/- equal, slender, concolorous with the cap, decorated with a network especially at the apex, with a whitish apical ring Flesh Pale lemon-yellow in the cap, darker in the stem, firm Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Common Habitat With larch Spore Print Ochre to sienna Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to spindle shaped, smooth (8-11.5) x (3-4) µm2 Edibility Edible though excessive consumption may cause diarrhoea |