Boletus satanoides?

Adam Cheeseman · #1 (**permalink**) 01-07-2009, 07:30 AM

Hi All,

is this Boletus satanoides. Found in north Surrey on acid soils under an oak tree.

Cheers,

Adam

flaxton · #2 (**permalink**) 01-07-2009, 07:36 AM

Hi Adam
I would say this is Boletus luridiformis (erythropus) rather than satanoides(which is now B legaliae).

Mal

Adam Cheeseman · #3 (**permalink**) 01-07-2009, 07:46 AM

Thanks Mal.

Cheers,

Adam

Andy Overall · #4 (**permalink**) 01-07-2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flaxton

Hi Adam
I would say this is Boletus luridiformis (erythropus) rather than satanoides(which is now B legaliae).

Mal

I would second that Mal. The cap of B. legaliae is light grey/brown with pinkish tones and not the dark olive brown colour of B. luridiformis ( not seen in the pic provided). It also has a net-like reticulation on the stem, unlike that of what is shown in the picture, which will made up of tiny dots characteristic of the B. luridiformis. I also came across B. luridiformis recently on Hampstead Heath, of the larger Boletes it is one of the earliest to fruit, in my experience anyhow.

Andy