Leccinum aurantiacum ?

[kiltoncomp]

found in mixed copse of closely planted young trees (alder, aspen, willow, hawthorn, maple, birch etc)
cap 4" across, smooth , dry, stem 6" tall, 1.5" thick, pores very small, creamy white, flesh white, turning slowly vinaceous (in cap and stem) (where the stem had been nibbled by slugs it had turned a verdigris green tinge) , faint mushroomy smell,


colour shown in the cross section pic appears more of a reddish hue than the picture depicts,

a tentative (very) id for Leccinum auranticum, but would appreciate the views of the two "Bolete Barons" Mal and Molissia on this one

Brian,

[mollisia]

Hello,

this is soemthing better: Leccinum duriusculum!

best regards,
Andreas

[kiltoncomp]

Originally Posted by mollisia

Hello,

this is soemthing better: Leccinum duriusculum!

best regards,
Andreas

Many thanks for that Andreas,
another clincher is that the pores have now turned brown, where they had been bruised by handling, as described in the literature i have,



i dont know about better, i would have been just as pleased if it was either of the two species, as both are a first for me

Brian.

[flaxton]

Better late than never It wasn't growing with the alder, willow, hawthorn, maple or birch etc it is mycorrhizal with poplar so it was growing with the aspen

Mal

[kiltoncomp]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Better late than never It wasn't growing with the alder, willow, hawthorn, maple or birch etc it is mycorrhizal with poplar so it was growing with the aspen

Mal

thanks Mal, i included all the trees in the vicinty just in case it was something different to my original idea of what this might be, even though both species were described as being found with Aspen/Poplar,
i have found that things are not always what they may appear to be in the fungi world, as some of my id attempts prove


Brian.