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Boletus pinicola.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Boletus pinophilus, Cèpe acajou, Cèpe des pins, Kieferensteinpilz
Boletus pinicola Mushroom
Ref No: 7296
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Boletus pinicola2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7297
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Boletus pinicola3 Mushroom
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Boletus pinicola 5 Mushroom
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Brown
normal size: over 15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
spore colour: Olivaceous
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Boletus pinophilus Pilat & Dermek syn. Boletus pinicola (Vitt.) Venturi syn. B. edulis var pinicola Vitt. Kieferensteinpilz Cèpe des pins, Cèpe acajou Cap 8–20cm, red brown or chestnut, with a white margin, smooth and greasy at first then dry and slightly downy. Stem robust, becoming wider and darker brown below, covered in a fine whitish or cinnamon net which bruises red. Flesh whitish, becoming deep vinaceous below cuticle when cut. Taste and smell pleasant. Tubes whitish, then greenish yellow. Pores small, white, then greenish yellow, finally olivaceous. Spore print olivaceous snuff-brown. Spores subfusiform, 13–17 x 4–5µ. Habitat in coniferous woods. Season late spring until as late as November. Rare. Edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 25 August 2010

05/08/2007 Tuszkowy Kaszuby Poland
Boletus pinicola 5
lee collins (United Kingdom) - 27 April 2009

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Boletus pinicola 5
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