identify bolete

mathewmefiu · #1 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 03:48 PM

Found 10-15 boletes growing on grass next to my work in Norwich not far from airport.

They have light brown cups that appear yellowish in sunlight , yellow sponge which is thick and round, yellow steam about 7cm long and 1,5 cm wide that is straight (not wider at bottom).
They don't color when scratched and are white inside.
Cap is having almost a point at the middle and sides of cap are really round (which together with color confused me) otherwise they are flat.
Cap size is between 4cm (young one) to 15cm.
Haven't smelled while cut but they have nice mushroom smell. Haven't tasted them yet.

They grow next to 12-15 years old pine.

I'm pretty good at mushroom picking back in my country but English mushrooms are bit different thats why I'm asking for opinion.

Picture made with mobile

solus · #2 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mathewmefiu

I'm pretty good at mushroom picking back in my country but English mushrooms are bit different thats why I'm asking for opinion.

You should NEVER eat any mushroom unless you are 100% sure you have identified it correctly for yourself. It is unwise to say the least to consume something on the say-so of a stranger on an internet forum!

Sorry, can't help with the ID but I'm sure one of the experts will be along soon....

Geoff23 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by solus

You should NEVER eat any mushroom unless you are 100% sure you have identified it correctly for yourself. It is unwise to say the least to consume something on the say-so of a stranger on an internet forum!

Sorry, can't help with the ID but I'm sure one of the experts will be along soon....

They're aren't many poisonous boletes. Only one is deadly (AFAIK) and these aren't it. Most which are listed as inedible just taste bad. If there's one group of mushrooms where you really are fairly safe, it is the boletes.

flaxton · #4 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 05:09 PM

I would say they are one of the Leccinum species but there is not enough detail in the photos. What trees were close by?

Mal

mathewmefiu · #5 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 05:36 PM

I took one home. Bigger one.
When touching it colors fingers yellow and its slightly sticky.
As mentioned before it doesn't change color while cut.
Steam of this one is red inside and outside. It has strong nice mushroom smell.

Only tree growing nearby was pine.

Heres some more pictures, but still poor quality as done with mobile

thelawnet · #6 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 05:51 PM

My advice would be to invest in a fungi identification book (about £10) and a half-decent camerea (starting from about £50 these days, surprisingly).

mathewmefiu · #7 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by thelawnet

My advice would be to invest in a fungi identification book (about £10) and a half-decent camerea (starting from about £50 these days, surprisingly).

I got camera but awaiting battery as last one died since I used it last time.

As to buying a book - I will. I know many species already because was picking mushrooms with my parents since I was a child. Problem is that I moved to England 6 years ago and some species you have here are differently colored and books don't show all varieties. But books are not as good as years of experience in local area mushroom picking. That's why I posted here.

Those fungi grow almost in the city and don't think they look exactly same as in wild. Place that they grow in is rather sunny which might affect both their color and moisture/stickiness.

flaxton · #8 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 06:24 PM

Right, quick re think

A belated welcome to WAB the people on here are far better than any book

but still worth the investment.
With that sticky cap, no sign of a ring and under pine I would now move to Suillus probably bovinus but I would agree with the comments about a camera

Mal

solus · #9 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mathewmefiu

I know many species already because was picking mushrooms with my parents since I was a child. Problem is that I moved to England 6 years ago and some species you have here are differently colored and books don't show all varieties.

Mmmm... maybe so, but each country has its own species and these may differ from those you are familiar with - but (and I don't know which country you came from) there was a lady on the Isle of Wight last year who "thought" she was familiar with mushrooms but was sadly (and fatally) mistaken when she picked and ate something she believed was the same as in her home country.

I may well be wrong here, but I think the majority of people on this forum are primarily interested in the identification of fungi as part of Britain's native flora and fauna and less so with their edibility or otherwise. In any case, as I said before, you should not accept the word of a stranger on the internet but should be totally confident in your own abilities to identify something you propose eating.

mathewmefiu · #10 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 07:03 PM

Picking up mushrooms that are similar to death cap or other poisonous species is asking for trouble. Especially that sometimes young ones are hard to distinguish. I was picking boletes whole my life to eat them as in my country its part of the culture. Its rather hard to get poisoned with them when only one species is reported as deadly and its easy to recognize.

I know that here people wont eat apples if they don't come plastic wrapped from shop.

As to my finding I'm sure its not poisonous.