Perthshire Boletes

[Morchella]

Found these two in woodland in Perthshire:

This one I forgot to take a photo of the split version but it did turn blue like a badius, however with the red at the base of the stipe and it being under beech trees I think it might well be Boletus calopus



Also found this one later on next to conifers (along with two large maggot-free edulis ) and have a feeling it might be Suillus luteus



Never found either of them before so grateful if someone could confirm.

Thanks,

Laura

[NickCantle]

Yep, your bottom is S. luteus

[Andy Overall]

Originally Posted by Morchella

Found these two in woodland in Perthshire:

This one I forgot to take a photo of the split version but it did turn blue like a badius, however with the red at the base of the stipe and it being under beech trees I think it might well be Boletus calopus



Also found this one later on next to conifers (along with two large maggot-free edulis ) and have a feeling it might be Suillus luteus



Never found either of them before so grateful if someone could confirm.

Thanks,

Laura

Your first Boletus calopus ( Beech) and the 2nd is not S. luteus but S. grevillei this would be growing with Larch.

Andy

[NickCantle]

Doh!

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Doh!

Don't worry, I just pretended I hadn't seen the S grevillei pic.

Given the sheer number of Boletus and Suillus and Leccinum (and others with pores that don't even come under those genera) around here at the moment my brain has gone into meltdown with all of these. All shades of yellows, tans, browns, with and without rings (or maybe there was a ring but it isn't now visible), blue-staining, red staining, pink staining, orange staining, brown bruising, grey staining, black staining, with reticulation, without reticulation (or have the slugs just eaten it all), even green/blue where damaged on the caps (haven't a clue what that one is). Round pores, angular pores, big pores, little pores. White versions of coloured ones ... Not to mention those bloomin' cylindrocysts, are they, aren't they? If I'm in doubt I'm just dismissing them as Suillus grevillei (yep, even the Leccinum ) .. well those S-gs are certainly present in every compartment in the forest ....

I've got a pile of 6 different ones on my desk at the moment ... I think I'll take a break and go for a walk in the forest and trip over hundreds more ... they'll all be Suillus grevillei of course ... even the nice big fat ones with the whitish stem and flesh and brown cap.

Melanie

[Morchella]

Can I throw a spanner in the works and say that all of the conifers nearby were very definitely closely planted fir and no larch in sight. Have seen more grevillei than I could shake a stick at up here, always with larch but none with that colouring, all shades of orange to yellow. Was very slimy like a grevillei though.
Laura

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by Morchella

Can I throw a spanner in the works and say that all of the conifers nearby were very definitely closely planted fir and no larch in sight. Have seen more grevillei than I could shake a stick at up here, always with larch but none with that colouring, all shades of orange to yellow. Was very slimy like a grevillei though.
Laura

They do come with that colouring here in Wykeham Forest, most at the moment have the brown cap. It is sometimes called S grevillei var badius. At the moment I can locate the larch trees by looking for the fungus. Seems all is needed is a small larch sapling amongst acres of pine or other and there will be Suillus grevillei.

Melanie

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by SheffieldLass

Don't worry, I just pretended I hadn't seen the S grevillei pic.

Given the sheer number of Boletus and Suillus and Leccinum (and others with pores that don't even come under those genera) around here at the moment my brain has gone into meltdown with all of these. All shades of yellows, tans, browns, with and without rings (or maybe there was a ring but it isn't now visible), blue-staining, red staining, pink staining, orange staining, brown bruising, grey staining, black staining, with reticulation, without reticulation (or have the slugs just eaten it all), even green/blue where damaged on the caps (haven't a clue what that one is). Round pores, angular pores, big pores, little pores. White versions of coloured ones ... Not to mention those bloomin' cylindrocysts, are they, aren't they? If I'm in doubt I'm just dismissing them as Suillus grevillei (yep, even the Leccinum ) .. well those S-gs are certainly present in every compartment in the forest ....

I've got a pile of 6 different ones on my desk at the moment ... I think I'll take a break and go for a walk in the forest and trip over hundreds more ... they'll all be Suillus grevillei of course ... even the nice big fat ones with the whitish stem and flesh and brown cap.

Melanie

It sounds as though you will soon be joining Chris in abandoning the big stuff for micro fungi

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by flaxton

It sounds as though you will soon be joining Chris in abandoning the big stuff for micro fungi

Not whilst there are nice big fat ones with white pores and brown caps to trip over . And I do like to look for ones that I can actually see!

The forest has gone mad right now and it is tempting to try to id everything that is rearing its head. I've been trying to avoid Boletus whilst I try to get to grips with the various Leccinum that are around here, but they are attention grabbers, look as if they ought to be quick to id, but they aren't necessarily that easy ...

Melanie

[Morchella]

In Lancashire now so can't go back and search for larix. Next time I see something that colour will have to do a thorough search.

Thanks to all for your help

Laura