Couple of Boletes

benjiani · #1 (**permalink**) 19-08-2010, 11:58 AM

It appears someone didn't like my first attempt to here we go again:

Just been for a wander round some nice mixed deciduous woodland nearby and came upon plenty of interesting stuff. Most interesting are these 3.

Having seen a few stubby small specimens of the two bigger ones, I thought they were Boletus Edulis, but the tall, skinny stems make me think otherwise. Equally I was struck by the brown network on the stems which brought to mind Leccinum or even Bitter Bolete....to be honest, I'm not too sure. Any ideas?

The small one immediately makes me think Boletus Badius of which I am fairly convinced.

What do you reckon?

Cheers

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juliohevia · #2 (**permalink**) 19-08-2010, 01:11 PM

1. Leccinum sp. probably Scabrum, but I think the flash from the camera is giving the cap a little yellow colour.

2. X. Badius for sure.

Thanks a lot,

Julio

benjiani · #3 (**permalink**) 19-08-2010, 01:24 PM

Cheers Julio, I think you might be spot on having looked up L.Scabrum again in Roger Phillips' book. The yellow appears the same on the actual specimen as the points where a hungry deer has been munching away, but equally it has got a bit dirty and is more of an off-olive colour.

The B.Badius appears exactly as I always imagined it would however and most books I have consulted have almost identical examples so that may (or may not) be going in the airing cupboard

All the best.

Ben