Boletes for ID please

Tiggrx · #1 (**permalink**) 27-07-2009, 08:13 PM

Found these two boletes yesterday at Kew Gardens and would appreciate some help with ID.

The first was growing amongst grass under Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

The second was growing in fairly large numbers under a Wingnut (Pterocarya) tree near a lake shore. It was relatively small - maybe 7 or 8cm across cap

I think this is probably the same species before the cracks have become too obvious

Sorry not able to get too many details as with friends who were not interested in spending time looking in great detail at every plant/fungus/insect I found

Thanks for any help
Aaron

Chris Yeates · #2 (**permalink**) 27-07-2009, 09:03 PM

hi

others on this site know this group better than I do, but I would hazard

Boletus erythropus (though it doesn't appear to be blueing . . .hmmmm)

Boletus porosporus I would prefer to be able to see the stem (and of course the spores!

) it could possibly be the same as the bottom one:

Boletus chrysenteron

cheers

Chris

flaxton · #3 (**permalink**) 27-07-2009, 09:10 PM

I would agree with those Chris.

Mal

Tiggrx · #4 (**permalink**) 28-07-2009, 05:21 AM

Thanks Chris & Mal

mollisia · #5 (**permalink**) 28-07-2009, 07:40 AM

Hello,

I agree fully with Boletus erythropus. When growing in dry condition (and it seems so judging from the picture ....) the blueing can be very retarded or even nearly absent. Same for all other blueing bolets.

The Xerocomus is not possible to determine from those fotos. It may also be two different species. The first has the air of porosporus, though I cannot tell you why

The second looks more like communis to me, but as well I can not tell why. It's just a "feeling" which of course can fail.

best regards,
Andreas