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| synonyms: Bolet changeant, Heide Rotkappe, Orange Birch Bolete |
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| location: Europe |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Orange |
| 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 |
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Leccinum versipelle (Fr. & Hök) Snell. syn. L. testaceoscabrum (Secr.) Sing. syn. Boletus versipellis Fr. & Hök Heide Rotkappe Bolet changeant Orange Birch Bolete. Cap 8–20cm, tawny orange, slightly downy at first becoming smooth, dry to very slightly viscid, the margin overhanging the pores. Stem up to 200 x 15–40mm, white or greyish covered with woolly brownish-black scales. Flesh white then dark vinaceous, but blue-green in stem base, finally blackish. Taste and smell pleasant. Tubes white to buff, vinaceous on cutting. Pores small, mouse-grey at first later ochraceous, bruising vinaceous. Spore print ochraceous snuff-brown. Spores subfusiform, 12.5–154–5um. Habitat with birch in scrub or open woodland. Season summer to autumn. Common. Edible – good. Found In Europe.
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Mushroom Recipes |
| Baked Cep Stuffed with Haggis |
| Ceps with Paprika |
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