24 October 2007 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Boletus parasiticus Common Name Parasitic bolete Cap Convex, finely felty, yellow brown, to about 10 cm across Pores Lemon yellow, then rust Stem Tapered, broader at the apex, yellow brown, Flesh Pale lemon yellow, rust in stem base Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On Scleroderma citrinum Spore Print Olivaceous snuff-brown Microscopic Features Spores spindle shaped, smooth (12-17.5) x (4-5.5) µm2 Edibility Inedible Notes This fungus is believed to grow in association with the host fungus, rather than acting as a parasite 
24 October 2007 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
13 October 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Large specimens. 20 August 2023 Matley, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |