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Red-capped Scaber StalkLeccinum aurantiacum

edible

Red-capped Scaber StalkLeccinum aurantiacum

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Habitat

deciduous forest

mixed forest

under oaks

Season

June to October

Species description

Distinctive orange-red to brick-coloured cap, finely felted. White stipe with rusty-brown scales. When cut, flesh rapidly turns pink then almost black, a diagnostic reaction. Symbiotic with poplar, oak, aspen.

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Orange-red to brick-coloured cap

White stipe with rusty-brown scales

Flesh turns pink then nearly black when cut

Poplar, oak, aspen

Toxic look-alikesSpecies most often confused with this one.

Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum

edible

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