Wednesday 2 September 2015

Summer Bolete

A rare fungi find today, a Summer Bolete (Boletus reticulatus) a close relative of the Cep (boletus edulus) although more commonly found in mainland Europe than it is in these parts. Interestingly, I found this group (5, the rest being very young) in the same area as I'd last seen them 4 or so seasons back. I as say, a close relative of the Cep in all ways, the only really noticeable difference being colouring withe Summer Bolete having a darker reddish brown ca and a brown stem, other than that nothing really; also they're listed as being as good an eater as the Cep. I didn't collect though, they were nice to see and too rare for me collect.

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