13 September 2025 The Vyne, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Xerocomus pruinatus, Boletus pruinatus Cap Convex, surface finely felty to smooth. reddish brown when young, then grey brown, often with a red margin, to about 12 cm across Pores Yellow, fairly large Stem Cylindrical, yellow with red dots, basal mycelium yellow Flesh Firm, yellow, slowly blueing in the stem Smell Pleasant Taste Pleasant Season Summer to autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat On soil in deciduous woods, favouring beech Microscopic Features Spores spindle shaped, smooth (11-15) x (4.5-5.5) µm2 Edibility Edible, mediocre 
13 September 2025 The Vyne, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
9 August 2025 Hinton Ampner, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
A freshly sectioned specimen. 9 August 2025 Hinton Ampner, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 9 August 2025 Hinton Ampner, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |