Habitat
This mushroom grows on soil, primarily in association with deciduous trees such as oak. It is commonly found in parklands and open woodland environments, appearing either solitary or in small groups.
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Appearance
- Cap
- Measures 1.5–8 cm across. Initially hemispherical, it becomes convex and eventually flattens out. The surface is finely downy or felty, occasionally cracking with age. It is typically red with a pale yellow band at the edge, and turns dull yellow-brown where bruised.
- Stem
- Measuring 3–7 cm long, it is relatively slender and can be cylindrical or spindle-shaped. The color is yellow near the top, red in the middle, and pale at the base, which features light yellow mycelium. It may show faint orange-red spotting and bruise slightly blue.
- Pores
- Large, angular, and lemon-yellow or yellow-green in color, turning blue when handled.
- Tubes
- Lemon-yellow and adnate to the stem with a small tooth-like extension; they slowly bruise blue.
- Flesh
- Soft and pale yellow, often featuring a red-purple line just beneath the cap skin. It turns blue when cut, particularly above the tubes and in the upper stem, while the base remains a deeper yellow.
- Spore print
- Olive-green to brown.
Sporecast is better in the app
Plan ahead with 10-day forecasts, see what people are finding nearby, get photo IDs, and track your finds.
Edibility
The flavor is described as faint or slightly sour. It is considered one of the easiest small boletes to identify because of its distinctive red cap and yellow-banded margin. The flesh, tubes, and pores turn blue when handled or cut.
Misidentification can be fatal. Never eat a mushroom unless you're 100% sure. This information may be inaccurate. Always consult multiple sources.
Nutrient Source
EctomycorrhizalIt forms a symbiotic relationship with trees, exchanging nutrients with their root systems.
Common Names
- Basque
- onddo gorri
- Danish
- Blodrød rørhat
- Dutch
- Rode boleet, wijnrode boleet
- English
- Ruby Bolete
- Finnish
- punatarhatatti
- French
- Bolet rougeâtre, Bolet framboise
- German
- Blutroter Röhrling
- Norwegian Bokmål
- skarlagenrørsopp
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- skarlaksrøyrsopp
- Spanish
- boleto versicolor, Hongo rojo, boleto multicolor
- Swedish
- rödsopp
- Welsh
- Cap Tyllog Rhuddem
Synonyms
- Boletus caribaeus
- Boletus fraternus
- Boletus rubellus — Ruby Bolete
- Boletus rubeus
- Boletus sanguineus
- Boletus sanguineus
- Boletus versicolor
- Ixocomus sanguineus
- Leucobolites rubellus
- Suillus rubellus
- Suillus rubeus
- Suillus sanguineus
- Suillus versicolor
- Tubiporus rubellus
- Versipellis versicolor
- Viscipellis sanguinea
- Xerocomellus rubellus
- Xerocomus rubellus
- Xerocomus rubellus
- Xerocomus versicolor