Cap
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This sombre mushroom has a dark brown cap with
a noticeably paler margin. Initially convex, caps expand and sometimes
become irregularly lobed.
6 to 15 cm in diameter when fully expanded, the caps have soft buff
flesh with a vinaceous tinge. |
Tubes and Pores
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The tubes and pores are greyish-yellow at
first (as in the youngish specimen shown here) but, as the fruiting body begins releasing spores, the pores turn
brown.
When cut or bruised, the tubes turn blue-green. |
Stipe
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1 to 3 cm in diameter and 5 to 12 cm tall, the stems of this species are
tobacco brown and slightly velvety to the touch when young, becoming smooth
as the fruiting body matures.
The stem flesh is buff, turning slightly blue-green near the apex when
cut.
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Spore print |
Vinaceous-brown. |
Odour/taste |
Unpleasant sour taste and odour. |
Habitat |
Under deciduous trees and in conifer forests. |
Season |
July to September. |
Occurrence |
Rare. |
Similar species |
- The Bay Bolete, Xerocomus badius, is similar but with a shiny
cap when fully developed; its tubes turn more blue when bruised.
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