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| Record Summary | 1 fresh, young and 3 old fruitbodies under Pedunculate Oak |
| Found as | Fruitbody |
| Date | 22 August 2009 |
| Associated organism | Quercus robur |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU56 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W |
| Vice County | Berks, VC no: 22 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 22 Aug 2009[A] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Young fruitbody with soft pale cap.
Stipe: red, with red net at apex, fusiform-clavate.
Pore surface yellow with rusty red tinges on pore surface when magnified. Flesh: pale yellow turning pale blue on cutting, especially over gills, and with pinkish tinges in stipe base.
Old fruitbody: large bolete with pale cap with pinkish tones, purplish-red clavate stipe with red network at apex. Cap not bruising blue.
Flesh colours on cutting - cap: pale pinkish brown, deep blue over pores; stipe: deep blue in base and apex, deep purplish red at extreme base.
Smell: old mushrooms, even in the young fruitbody.
Spore print: BFF: Snuff Brown
[ 'BFF' = British Fungus Flora colour chart ]The following literature was used to identify this find:
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