Boletus rhodoxanthus (Krombh.) Kall. Rosahütiger Röhrling Cap 6–20cm across, convex, whitish-pink, more pink at margin, discolouring yellowish with age, covered in pinkish-grey slime but appearing reddish pink where this has been removed in handling. Stem 50–150 x 20–50mm, with a purple-red net on an orange-yellow ground, net becoming indistinct at the olive-grey base. Flesh lemon-yellow turning light blue in the cap on cutting, eventually fading to yellow. Taste sweet, smell strong, fungusy. Tubes yellow, blueing slightly on cutting. Pores golden-yellow at first becoming bright blood red. Spores olive-brown, 10–16 x 4–5.5µ. Habitat beech and oak woods. Season autumn. Very rare. Poisonous. Found In Europe. |