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Leccinum roseofractum.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Blushing Bolete, Grauer Rauhfuss
Leccinum roseo fracta Mushroom
Ref No: 9333
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Leccinum roseo fracta2 Mushroom
Ref No: 9334
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Leccinum roseo fracta3 Mushroom
Ref No: 9335
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown, Black or blackish
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Leccinum roseofractum Watling Grauer Rauhfuss Blushing Bolete. Cap 7–13cm across, umber to brownish-black, greasy at first then dry and splitting into small scales at centre. Stem 80´25mm, white with mouse-grey scales which gradually darken towards the base. Flesh white gradually turning coral then vinaceous on cutting. Taste and smell not distinctive. Tubes white becoming flushed slightly ochraceous. Pores similarly coloured. Spore print ochraceous snuff-brown. Spores subfusiform, 15.5–17.5´5–5.5m. Habitat with birch. Season autumn. Occasional. Edible – not worthwhile. Found In Europe.

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