Inkstain Bolete?

[petegraaf]

Hello all,

first post here but have found the forum a useful resource in helping with IDs in the past by searching etc. but could not see a similar question.

Found on grass near an Oak in Surrey, yellow tube and blues very quickly on cutting or bruising.

I thought initially perhaps Boletus luridiformis but the pores really are yellow and there is no real redness on the stem so have settled on Inkstain but would appreciate a second opinion.

[flaxton]

Hi
Welcome to WAB. I think you are right with Boletus pulverulentus The Inkstain.

Mal

[waynehicks1]

Hi petegraaf, welcome to WAB.

Looking at your photos I'm seeing a reddish-brown cap? To me, the stem looks yellow just beneath the cap, turning reddish/brown/black?

Going by these colours, which I may have misinterpreted, I'll have a stab and say Boletus pulverulentus.

I'm sure you will get further input from other more experienced members of the forum.

Regards

Wayne

[petegraaf]

Thanks both for the feedback. Wayne, you are correct in the colours, the cap is reddish brown and the stem is yellow at the top but pretty much black below (not much redness though).

Was cautious with the identification because I was not sure how common Inkstains were in the UK (I thought they were mainly in the US) but couldn't see anything that had the level and speed of "blueing" on cutting / bruising along with the yellow pores.

Have subsequently found them in another location a couple of miles away so must be relatively prevalent in the area (unlike Boletus edulis in my experience unfortunately).