My first Bolete I think.

[Brizza]

Hi Teresa,

This is my first ever post in reply to your first bolete (I have been a mycophile for a couple of years though)
It's very much like one i found this time last year - a distinctive "stick of rhubarb" stem, a pinkish cracked cap showing pale yellow through the cracks,
with snuff brown spores - they don't get much bigger than 10cm across
I would agree with Chris that its a b.chrysenteron or red cracking bolete.

hope my first reply doesn't get shot down in flames guys

new boy

Bri

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by TeresaW

Spore print is muddy brown if that's any help....

Not a great dea l Almost all Boletes have the same or similar colour spores. It can be a great help in getting to a species but in this case were are already at that level. Even the size would not guarantee a sure id.

Bri
I certainly will not shoot you down in flames it could well be X chrysenteron but the cap especially the edges look too red for me and that is why I would still stick with X rubellus.


Mal

[TeresaW]

Well that one went mouldy very quickly and the postman has trodden on the other (much better) examply...so now it is boletus trainersoleus

Thanks guys for your help. I'm leaning toward B.chrysenteron myself, in the flesh it's not as red as it seems to be in the photo...except on the stem, even though the photo was done in natural daylight without flash, but I'll list it as an either-or