20 September 2025 New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Penny bun, porcino (Italian), Cèpe (French), Steinpilz (German) Cap Convex, expanding, reddish brown to brown, often with a whitish bloom at the margin when young which disappears to leave a thin white band, surface smooth or with a waxy texture, to about 20 cm across Pores Small, whitish, becoming yellow, then yellow green with age Stem Club shaped, whitish to pale brown, decorated with a raised network which is usually restricted to the apex Flesh Firm, white, sometimes with a small bright yellow zone in the base Smell Pleasant Taste Pleasant Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Common Habitat In deciduous and coniferous woods Spore Print Olivaceous snuff-brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to sub-fusiform, smooth (12-15) x (3.5-4.5) µm2 Edibility Edible and excellent 
20 September 2025 New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
20 September 2025 New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
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14 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
14 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
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