Leccinum holopus

Ghost Bolete

Names across languages

From the latest record: 2023-08-20.

Tubular or poroid, initially white then becoming greyish with age.

5-10 cm across, convex becoming broadly convex with age. White to pale grey, smooth to slightly scaly.

Attached and slightly decurrent.

Cylindrical, 7-15 cm tall, 1-3 cm thick. Whitish with white to grey scales that become more prominent with age.

Spore Print: Brown.

Mycorrhizal, primarily associating with birch in damp, mossy, woodland areas.

Edible but not of high culinary value.

Up to 15-25 cm tall.

Spores are oblong to ellipsoid, smooth, 13-17 x 4-5 µm.

Not distinct.

Aptly named for its pale appearance. It is particularly found in mossy or boggy areas alongside birch trees.

1960). Trans. Br. Mycol. Soc. 43(4): 692.

Raudoja, Harju County

Mixed forest (boggy deciduous (birch) part) nearby grassy clearance

59°22'46.6"N 25°28'57.3"E

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