19/Aug/24, 5:03 PM
Suurupi looduskaitseala, Harjumaa, Estonia
Mixed forest, swampy alder shrubs
59°27'17.7"N 24°21'35.7"E
🔆 Sunny weather with occasional clouds, bright spot
Original Instagram postGyrodon lividus
alder bolete
- Scientific identification
- Gyrodon lividus (Bull.) Sacc.
- Family
- Paxillaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Gyrodon
Names across languages
- English: alder bolete
- German: Erlen-Grübling
- Finnish: Lepäntatti
- Estonian: Lepapuravik
- Russian: Гиродон сизоватый
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-08-19.
Hymenium
Pores, large, angular to irregular, yellowish when young, becoming olive to brownish with age
Cap
Convex to flat or slightly depressed with age, velvety when young, later smooth, dull yellow to olive-brown or tawny, margin initially inrolled, becoming wavy
Hymenium Attachment
Decurrent
Stipe
Short, thick, cylindrical or slightly tapering, often curved, pale yellow to brownish, smooth or slightly fibrillose, no ring or veil
Spore print
Spore print olive-brown
Ecology
Ectomycorrhizal with alder (Alnus spp.), found in moist, swampy areas, riparian zones, or near wet woodlands, late summer to autumn
Edibility
Edible but not highly valued, consume only when young
Fruit body
Fruit body size medium-sized, cap 5–15 cm in diameter, stipe 3–7 cm long, 1–2 cm thick
Chemical reactions
Flesh slowly stains blue when cut, especially in the stipe base
Odour
Slightly earthy
Taste
Slightly sour
Microscopy
Spores ellipsoid, smooth, yellowish-brown in KOH, 10–13 × 4–5 µm, basidia 4-spored
Overview
Medium-sized bolete distinguished by its large, angular pores, association with alder trees
1888). Syll. Fung. (Abellini) 6: 52.
Field encounters
05/08/22, 4:22 PM
Suurupi LKA, Suurupi skv, Harjumaa, Estonia
Mixed deep forest, with abundance of spruce and birch trees. Nearby with alder (Alnus sp.) trees.
59°27'16.7"N 24°21'37.0"E (59.454624, 24.360286)
🔆 Sunny weather, very deep forest shade
Original Instagram postSource hashtags
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