Larch Bolete

Larch Bolete - Suillus grevillei

Description

A smallish bolete associated wth Larch.  The cap is sticky and variable in colour from pale yellow to orange-yellow.  Young specimens have a large floppy ring, covering the yellow pores.  The stipe is the same colour as the cap and has a ring zone.  

Similar Species

The Weeping Bolete Suillus granulatus has often been recorded in VC55; it is yellow to reddish brown but has no stem ring.  Suillus bovinus has occasionally been recorded; it is pale brown and has no stem ring. Both are associated with Pine.

Identification difficulty

host tree

Recording advice

Photograph a fresh specimen from top down and in side view, and underneath to show pores, ring zone, and full length of stipe.  Note habitat and substrate. 

Habitat

In grassland under Larch trees.

When to see it

June to October in Britain.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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Additional images

All NatureSpot records