Species details
Rosy bolete
Rubroboletus rhodoxanthus
Poisonous
Photo: Brozkeff · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source · License
Description
A rare colourful bolete with a pale to pinkish cap, yellow young pores and a strongly red stem.
Identification features
The stem has a pronounced red net; cap flesh usually blues rapidly when cut.
Identification checklist
Check the entire fruitbody for identification. A rare colourful bolete with a pale to pinkish cap, yellow young pores and a strongly red stem. The stem has a pronounced red net; cap flesh usually blues rapidly when cut. Typical habitat: Warm deciduous woodland on calcareous soils, especially with oak and beech.
How to separate similar species
Compare especially with these similar species: Rubroboletus satanas, Rubroboletus legaliae, Suillellus luridus. 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 calcareous soils, especially with oak and beech.
Fruiting period
June, July, August, September, October