Boletus bother

[watsthat]

I`m not getting far with these from October. Any ideas?

The first one was growing in grass probably Rhododendron not far away, cap dia about 60mm





The second one was a little bigger and under pine



and the third one also close to Rhododendron but smaller cap about 40mm



Cheers

Pete

[flaxton]

Pete
I think this is Chalciporus piperatus the Peppery Bolete

Mal

[KeenTeen17]

I shall agree with you there

[watsthat]

Thanks lads

So the consensus is that they are all the same species, notwithstanding variations in pore/stem colour?

I`ll be looking next year to see if I can spot the yellow stem base. I never have any success in the smelling of fungi, (poor sense of small I suppose), and I`m not confident enough to try a taste test but might give it a go if I find this one again.

This fungus is another example of a common fungus not covered by every guide, (not in Michael Jordan).

Pete

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by watsthat

Thanks lads

So the consensus is that they are all the same species, notwithstanding variations in pore/stem colour?

I`ll be looking next year to see if I can spot the yellow stem base. I never have any success in the smelling of fungi, (poor sense of small I suppose), and I`m not confident enough to try a taste test but might give it a go if I find this one again.

This fungus is another example of a common fungus not covered by every guide, (not in Michael Jordan).

Pete

Try page 342 in Jordan

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by watsthat

Thanks lads


I`ll be looking next year to see if I can spot the yellow stem base.
Pete

Pete
The chrome stem base is inside


Like so

Mal

[watsthat]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Try page 342 in Jordan

I beg your pardon Mal, I was looking under Boletus (silly me). Michael also answers pore colour variation in more detail than Roger Phillips.

Thanks for help

Pete