unknown boletus

fungusinN19 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 11:04 AM

please could someone tell me what this is? Is it the pepper boletus?

Silvia Birch · #2 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 01:11 PM

Not too sure on this one at all

Especially about it being a Peppery Bolete as the stipe isn't too concolourous with the cap from what I can see of your photo, Though it does have the yellow base & a flattish cap so quite possibly
What was the size? Shame you didn't taste a little to see if it had that hotness on the tongue as that would have cleared it up for you on the i.d

Lancashire Lad · #3 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 01:44 PM

These pics. are of Peppery Bolete taken last year. Yours do have similarities, and fungi are exceptionally variable. I may well be wrong, but I don't think that yours look quite near enough to be same species.

Regards,
Mike.

Silvia Birch · #4 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 01:48 PM

I think I agree with you, mike. There's just something not quite there with the stipe & cap colours, but, as you said, might be wrong.
O, & hi everyone too

I'm a newbie & look forward to my stay here with all you fellow fungi lovers/the obsessed

Lancashire Lad · #5 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silvia Birch

....I'm a newbie & look forward to my stay here with all you fellow fungi lovers/the obsessed

Hi, and welcome to WAB. - (Hadn't spotted the low post count!) - That goes for fungusinN19 too!
Hope you both do stick around and add to the forum.
(PS - I'm still very much a fungi novice too, so don't necessarily take everything I say about fungi as read

)

Regards,
Mike.

fungusinN19 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 04:10 PM

Thanks for your quick respose. From recolllection the stem was about 10-11 cm tall, the cap of the most concave was approx 7cm. Looks like a mouse or something had enjoyed it. There were lots in the site in dense thickety wood. It had a red tint through out. and beautiful olivey/orange/brown pores. very pleased to join this site!