Fungi Watch 2007: Boletus RhodopurpureusPhoto: Jeff Benn |
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This large or massive bolete has a pinkish-brown or purple cap, blood-red pores and purplish-red and yellow stem; it is found on calcareous soils with beech and oak.
Cap: The cap is 6-15cm dia.; stem 6-12cm tall x 2.5-5.0cm dia. The Cap is light pinkish-brown when young then purple or wine-red, paler when old; convex then more flattened, margin incurved a long time; finely velvety when young, smooth and satiny when old; flesh: yellow, reddish beneath the cuticle, blueing faintly when cut. Pores: Blood-red, dingy blue when bruised. Tubes yellow, blueing when cut, broadly adnate or notched. Stem: Purple-red net on yellow background, dark red towards the base. Odour: Not distinctive. Taste: Not distinctive. Chemical Tests: None. Occurrence: Autumn. Action Required: Survey and monitoring; protection against habitat loss and degradation. |
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