These are fairly rare mushrooms in the UK and as they also have a soapy taste they are best left for photographs.
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Ruby Bolete
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Ruby Bolete
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names |
Ruby Bolete (EN), Cap Tyllog Rhuddem (CY), Parkogrzybek Czerwonawy (PL), Piros Tinóru (HU) |
| Scientific Name |
Boletus / Hortiboletus rubellus |
| Synonyms |
Boletus versicolor, Boletus rubellus, Xerocomellus rubellus |
| Season Start |
Aug |
| Season End |
Oct |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) |
6-10 |
| Average Cap width (CM) |
6-8 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
6-8 cm. Scarlet red fading to olivaceous red, dry and slightly velvety. Starting convex but flattening out with age.
Stem
6-10 cm long, 1-1.5 cm diameter. Red and striated with a more yellow apex and yellow mycelial threads.
Possible Confusion
A fairly distinctive mushroom with a couple of rare lookalikes in the Bolete family.
Spore Print
Olive-brown. Subfusiform to subellipsoid.
Taste / Smell
Soapy, not worthwhile.
Frequency
Fairly rare.
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