These are fairly rare mushrooms in the UK and as they also have a soapy taste they are best left for photographs.
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Ruby Bolete
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Ruby Bolete
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Ruby Bolete (EN), Cap Tyllog Rhuddem (CY), Parkogrzybek Czerwonawy (PL), Piros Tinóru (HU) |
| Scientific Name | Boletus / Hortiboletus rubellus |
| Synonyms | Boletus versicolor, Boletus rubellus, Xerocomellus rubellus |
| Season Start | Aug |
| Season End | Oct |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 6-10 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 6-8 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
6-8 cm. Scarlet red fading to olivaceous red, dry and slightly velvety. Starting convex but flattening out with age.
Pores
Yellow angular pores that fade a bit greenish with age and bruise blue slowly.
Stem
6-10 cm long, 1-1.5 cm diameter. Red and striated with a more yellow apex and yellow mycelial threads.
Flesh
Yellowish staining blue when cut with red to pink just under the cap cuticle.
Habitat
Grassy woodland or or parks and gardens particularly with oak sometimes with beech.
Possible Confusion
A fairly distinctive mushroom with a couple of rare lookalikes in the Bolete family.
Spore Print
Olive-brown. Subfusiform to subellipsoid.
Taste / Smell
Soapy, not worthwhile.
Frequency
Fairly rare.
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