bay bolete?

diggleken · #1 (**permalink**) 31-07-2010, 09:13 AM

Hi all,
grateful for some input - this was under beech, well worn, cap starting to crack a little, dark brown, but with reddish tones to stipe and flesh, yellowing pores, bruising dark blue. chunky stem but not thick like B. calopus.
Bay bolete, boletus badius?
Cheers
Ken

Chris Yeates · #2 (**permalink**) 31-07-2010, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by diggleken

Hi all,
grateful for some input - this was under beech, well worn, cap starting to crack a little, dark brown, but with reddish tones to stipe and flesh, yellowing pores, bruising dark blue. chunky stem but not thick like B. calopus.
Bay bolete, boletus badius?
Cheers
Ken

hi Ken

is that really the state of fungi that side of the Pennines? the way it's curling reminds me of British Rail sandwiches in the 70s

I suspect that yes this is (was once - lol) B. badius

cheers

Chris

diggleken · #3 (**permalink**) 31-07-2010, 05:44 PM

Only in the 70's?
Are they even worse now?

Talking of railways, this was on the way back from Duchess of Sutherland on the Scarborough flyer friday a.m. - it was in the nearby graveyard, the fungus that is........................

Cheers Chris
Saving up some stuff to dry............
Ken

mollisia · #4 (**permalink**) 01-08-2010, 08:20 PM

Hi,

I would think that those were Xerocomus chrysenteron s.l., not badius. They look a little too thin fleshed, but probably it is nevertheless badius.

best regards,
Andreas