Species details
Le Gal's bolete
Rubroboletus legaliae
Poisonous
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Description
A poisonous bolete with a pale to pink-grey cap, red pores and a yellow-red stem.
Identification features
The flesh blues, and mature specimens may develop a characteristic chicory-like or herbal smell.
Identification checklist
Check the entire fruitbody for identification. A poisonous bolete with a pale to pink-grey cap, red pores and a yellow-red stem. The flesh blues, and mature specimens may develop a characteristic chicory-like or herbal smell. Typical habitat: Warm deciduous woodland on rich or calcareous soils.
How to separate similar species
Compare especially with these similar species: Rubroboletus satanas, Rubroboletus rhodoxanthus. Check the combination of cap shape and colour, spore-bearing surface, stem, flesh changes and habitat. A single feature or photograph is not enough; if the key characters do not match the description, do not treat the identification as confirmed.
Habitat
Warm deciduous woodland on rich or calcareous soils.
Fruiting period
June, July, August, September, October