Boletus rhodopurpureus
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Boletus rhodopurpureus is an inedible fungus of the genus Boletus
, found in coniferous forests mostly near silver fir
or spruce
on chalk, mainly at higher altitude.
The tubes are yellow at first, then turning dark blue when cut. The spores are olive-brown. The stem is rather short, and sometimes very bulbous. The flesh is pale yellow, turning blue when cut.
Boletus
Boletus is a genus of mushroom, comprising over 100 species. The genus Boletus was originally broadly defined and described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1821, essentially containing all fungi with pores...
, found in coniferous forests mostly near silver fir
Silver Fir
Abies alba, commonly known as the European silver fir, is a fir native to the mountains of Europe, from the Pyrenees north to Normandy, east to the Alps and the Carpathians, and south to southern Italy and northern Serbia.-Description:...
or spruce
Spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea , a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the earth. Spruces are large trees, from tall when mature, and can be distinguished by their whorled branches and conical...
on chalk, mainly at higher altitude.
Description
The cap is cushion like; grey or greyish brown when young, later flushing red or dark purple from the rim, up to 12 cm in diameter.The tubes are yellow at first, then turning dark blue when cut. The spores are olive-brown. The stem is rather short, and sometimes very bulbous. The flesh is pale yellow, turning blue when cut.