15mm unidentified mushroom

Lemars · #1 (**permalink**) 24-08-2010, 10:01 AM

Good morning all (just)

I found this large solitary mushroom yesterday. I've not yet dissected it, but the spores are a pale brown/creamy colour.

It was beside a track in mixed woodland. I've tried to post two images of this (11+ounze) baby, but it won't work. I'll add another image below.

Could anyone please identify it for me. I have 8 (yes, 8 - for all the good it does me) mushroom/fungus books and I've failed. Yet again.

Please help

Lemars · #2 (**permalink**) 24-08-2010, 10:10 AM

Hopefully, this is the underside of the mushroom I enquired about above.

thankyou

NickCantle · #3 (**permalink**) 24-08-2010, 10:14 AM

Hmm, I'm not too good with Boletes that aren't too common. My first thoughts were of B. aereus but I'm not sure.

juliohevia · #4 (**permalink**) 24-08-2010, 11:25 AM

Indeed Nick. It looks like B.aereus or B. Pinicola but I would go for Aereus.

I would change the title...15mm == 1.5 cm and this Boletus sp. looks like much bigger...

Julio

Lemars · #5 (**permalink**) 24-08-2010, 11:52 AM

thank you both - I'm going to have another look-up in those pesky books now.

I'd realised I'd made a HUGE mistake with the size - but it was too late to rectify. I thought someone just might notice my little mistake when they saw the pics.

thanks again

PMG · #6 (**permalink**) 24-08-2010, 12:05 PM

I have a funny feeling that it might be a rather 'past it' Cep - I think I can see a pale net on the top of the stem - or is my eyesight failing (like the rest of me?!!)

Pauline

Lemars · #7 (**permalink**) 25-08-2010, 05:30 AM

Thank you Pam - whatever it is, and whatever the books say about the deliciousness of this specimen, I don't think we'll be eating it !!
I wish I had a few experts in my pocket on my rambles.

PMG · #8 (**permalink**) 25-08-2010, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Lemars

Thank you Pam - whatever it is, and whatever the books say about the deliciousness of this specimen, I don't think we'll be eating it !!
I wish I had a few experts in my pocket on my rambles.

Hi Lemars - Its Pauline btw - don't worry you're not the first person to speed read PMG as Pam! And no I wouldn't be eating either - if it is a cep its way past its best - I think they are meant too be eaten as 'buttons' or at least even when a large size - still tight and creamy looking - not when the pores have gone dingy!!

Pauline

Lemars · #9 (**permalink**) 27-08-2010, 09:35 PM

Sorry Pauline (I'll try not to get this wrong in future, because I know it's important !!)

I only just noticed this post, so sorry for the delay in replying. I'm going to go with the majority vote and assume it's a boletus aereus. I didn't eat it either. The only shrooms I eat are field mushrooms and last year we had a taste of Agaricus Arvensis. There was also a tentative taste of Pine Boletes which were plentiful.
I'd normally never touch any others.

Thank you for your reply - and I'll try to get your name right in future !!