19/Aug/24, 5:03 PM
Suurupi looduskaitseala, Harjumaa, Estonia
Coniferous part, with Oxalis abundance, in moss and spruce needles remains
59°27'04.2"N 24°21'22.8"E
🔆 Sunny weather, very dark forest shade
Original Instagram postImleria badia
Bay Bolete
- Scientific identification
- Imleria badia (Fr.) Vizzini
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Imleria
Names across languages
- English: Bay Bolete
- German: Maronen-Röhrling
- Finnish: Ruskotatti
- Estonian: Pruun sametpuravik
- Russian: Польский гриб
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-08-19.
Hymenium
Pores, small and round, yellowish when young, turning olive to brown with age
Cap
Convex to flat with maturity, smooth, slightly sticky when wet, chestnut-brown to dark brown, often with a velvety sheen when dry.
Hymenium Attachment
Adnate to slightly depressed around the stipe
Stipe
Slender to slightly bulbous, cylindrical, smooth or faintly wrinkled, pale brown to reddish-brown, lacking a ring or veil
Spore print
Spore print olive-brown
Ecology
Mycorrhizal, associated with pines, spruces, and birches, grows in soil, mossy areas, leaf litter, summer to late autumn
Edibility
Edible and highly regarded, firm texture and pleasant nutty flavor
Fruit body
Medium to large, cap 5–15 cm in diameter, stipe 4–12 cm long, 1–3 cm thick
Chemical reactions
Flesh quickly blue when cut or bruised
Odour
Odour mildly fruity, nutty
Taste
Taste slightly soapy
Microscopy
Spores boletoid-fusiform, 11–15 x 4–6 µm, smooth, ochraceous in KOH, basidia 2- or 4-sterigmate
Overview
Popular edible bolete, known for its chestnut-brown cap, pale stipe, and blue-staining pores
2014). Index Fungorum 147: 1.
Field encounters
13/Aug/23, 2:24 PM
Aruheina tee, Vääna-Jõesuu, Harju maakond
Mixed (spruce, hardwood) forest, in dry leaves and around Oxalis acetosella plants
59°27'04.5"N 24°21'18.3"E (59.451261, 24.355069)
🔆 Fair weather with slight overcast, occasional sun
Original Instagram postSource hashtags
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