Leccinum versipelle, also known as Boletus testaceoscaber, dark-stalked bolete, or orange birch bolete, is a common species of mushroom that may be edible when given the right preparation. It is found below birches from July through to November, and turns black when cooked.
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Distribution
Common
Habitat
With Betula in rather dry habitats
Associates
Betula
Conservation
Cap
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| Shape | Convex, Ovoid |
| Surface | Fibrillose, Squamose, Tomentose |
| Width | 8 - 18 cm |
| Margin | Appendiculate |
Pores
| Colour | |
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| Size | small |
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Tubes
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Flesh
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| Odour | Pleasant |
| Taste | Mild |
Stem
Covered with dark-grey to black, sometimes whitish squamules. Sometimes with a clear blue discolouration at base of stem when handled
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| Height | 5 - 20 cm |
| Width | 15 - 40 mm |
| Texture | Squamose |
| Shape | Clavate, Cylindric |
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Spores
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| Shape | Subfusiform |
| Ornamentation | Smooth |
| Size | 11.5-16.5 x 3.6-4 μm |
No observations with location data available for this fungus yet.
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Boletales
- ↳ Family: Boletaceae
- ↳ Genus: Leccinum
Synonyms
- Boletus floccopus Rostk.
- Boletus percandidus Vassilkov
- Boletus rufescens Konrad
- Boletus rufescens Secr. ex Konrad
- Boletus testaceoscaber
- Boletus testaceoscaber Secr. nom. illegit.
- Boletus versipellis Fr. & Hok
- Boletus versipellis Fr. & Hök
- Boletus versipellis var. percandidus (Vassilkov) Vassilkov
- Krombholzia aurantiaca f. percandida (Vassilkov) Vassilkov
- Krombholzia floccopus E.-J. Gilbert
- Krombholziella floccopus (E.-J. Gilbert) Imler
- Krombholziella roseotincta (Watling) Sutara
- Krombholziella roseotincta (Watling) Šutara
- Krombholziella rufescens (Konrad) Sutara
- Krombholziella rufescens (Secr. ex Konrad) Šutara
- Krombholziella versipellis (Fr. & Hök) Bon
- Leccinum atrostipitatum A.H. Sm., Thiers & Watling
- Leccinum cerinum M. Korhonen
- Leccinum cerinum sensu auct. brit.
- Leccinum floccopus (E.-J. Gilbert) Redeuilh
- Leccinum floccopus f. flavescens (Lannoy & Estadès) Courtec.
- Leccinum percandidum (Vassilkov) Watling
- Leccinum roseotinctum Watling
- Leccinum roseotinctus Watling
- Leccinum rufescens (Secr. ex Konrad) Šutara
- Leccinum rufescens Pilát
- Leccinum testaceoscabrum (Secr.) Sing.
- Leccinum testaceoscabrum Secr. ex Singer
- Leccinum versipelle (Fr. & Hok) Snell
- Leccinum versipelle f. cerinum (M. Korhonen) ined.
- Leccinum versipelle f. flavescens Lannoy & Estadès
- Leccinum versipelle var. flavescens (Lannoy & Estadès) Watling ined.
- Leccinum versipelle var. glandaceum Gray
Reference Sources
G. Kibby (2017) British Boletes with keys to species. Geoffrey Kibby.
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
R. Phillips (2006) Mushrooms. Macmillan.
G. Kibby (2020) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 1. Geoffrey Kibby.
