Siamese Boletus

waxcap · #1 (**permalink**) 21-09-2011, 08:38 PM

I don't know if this is a common occurance but it's the first siamese Boletus I have come across.

NickCantle · #2 (**permalink**) 21-09-2011, 08:49 PM

It's more common than you would think, but it's still awesome

Lancashire Lad · #3 (**permalink**) 21-09-2011, 08:51 PM

It's an interesting phenomenon, which I'm sure will have a straight forward explanation (Chris - where are you

).

I've seen several such conjoined fruitbodies in the last few years. In fact only yesterday, I saw a large Hygrocybe psittacina with what looked to be a rather oval shaped cap. On close examination it had two separate stipes.

Unfortunately I didn't think to photograph it. (My excuse being that it was pouring down at the time

).

This could be a good subject for a separate reference thread where anyone finding such oddities could post them.

Regards,
Mike.

waynehicks1 · #4 (**permalink**) 22-09-2011, 01:55 PM

I've seen this just the once, but over in Holland.

Regards

Wayne

JAJ · #5 (**permalink**) 22-09-2011, 05:45 PM

I found a double-stiped specimen of Leccinum duriusculum / Slate Bolete this season ; (unfortunately this was the only image i captured).

But haven't seen any bolete with two stipes sharing the same cap . most interesting. cool photo waxcap

jaybie · #6 (**permalink**) 02-10-2011, 08:50 PM

My version of this - if only I'd managed to focus

JB

waxcap · #7 (**permalink**) 02-10-2011, 09:37 PM

That looks like the Siamese twin's identical (Siamese) twin!

fairplay · #8 (**permalink**) 02-10-2011, 11:15 PM

A few days ago, I found 2 Battarrea phalloides which had emerged side by side, and the 'caps' had joined together at the top.
I was hoping they may have emerged from the same underground 'sac' but careful scraping away of the soil revealed the sac to be too disintegrated to be certain.

Exceedingly rare I would say.

Neil.

waxcap · #9 (**permalink**) 02-10-2011, 11:26 PM

You may be the only person alive to have seen that. Maybe you should do the Euromillions this week

fairplay · #10 (**permalink**) 02-10-2011, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waxcap

You may be the only person alive to have seen that. Maybe you should do the Euromillions this week

Nah, don't want to be too greedy, I won a fortnight ago and when I won last week, I told them to void my numbers and choose a new set of of numbers to let somebody else have a chance.

Neil.