Leccinum crocipodium

Cap	4 to 12 cm in diameter, the hazel brown cap remains domed, and the cuticle slightly overhangs the edge of the cap. Initially the cap is downy and deep yellow, but as it matures the surface crazes and turns a duller yellow-brown, sometimes splitting at the margin. The cap flesh is straw coloured, darkening when cut.
Tubes and poress	The tiny, densely-packed tubes and the pores are lemon yellow, becoming darker buff when bruised. As the fruiting body ages, the very small pores turn dingy buff.
Stipe	The pale yellowish stem is slightly barrel shaped and typically 2 cm in diameter and 6 to 12 cm tall; it is often thicker towards the base. The surface is covered in brownish woolly scales in an irregular network. When cut, the pale grey stem flesh does not turn blue.
Spore print	Ochre.
Odour/taste	Not distinctive.
Habitat	Under oak trees.
Season	July to September.
Occurrence	Rare.
Similar species	Leccinum scabrum has a similarly scaly stem, but the cap does not usually craze and its spore print is ochraceous-brown.