Strobilomyces floccopus (Vahl. ex Fr.) Karst. syn Boletus floccopus Vahl. ex Fr. syn. Boletus strobilaceus Fr. Strubelkopf Bolet pomme de pin, Old Man of the Woods. Cap 5–12cm, smoke-grey with white patches, soon becoming mouse-grey or cigar-brown to olivaceous black covered with large, thick, concolorous wart-like scales some of which overhang the margin giving the cap a ragged appearance. Stem 80–120´10–20mm, white to mouse-grey above, concolorous with cap below and covered in large scales. Flesh firm, white gradually vinaceous to coral then brown on cutting. Taste and smell not distinctive. Tubes white to grey, coral then red on bruising. Pores large, angular, similarly coloured. Spore print violaceous black. Spores subglobose to broadly ellipsoid with reticulate ornamentation, 10–12´8.5–11m. Habitat broad-leaved or coniferous woods. Season early autumn. Rare. Edible when young but not worth eating. Distribution, America and Europe.