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Boletus edulis
The cap of this mushroom is 7–30 cm (3–12 in) broad at maturity. Slightly sticky to touch, it is convex in shape when young and flattens with age. The colour is generally reddish-brown fading to white in areas near the margin, and continues to darken as it matures. The stipe, or stem, is 8–25 cm (3.5–10 in) in height, and up to 7 cm (2.8 in) thick—rather large in comparison to the cap
Boletus edulis, commonly known as penny bun, porcino or cep, is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus Boletus. Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere across Europe, Asia, and North America, it does not occur naturally in the Southern Hemisphere, although it has been introduced to southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Several closely related
Spotted in a mix forest near my house,under a cork oak.
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Thanks Jemma,you describite better than i could :-) this place id very shadow,it was 5h in the afternoon and it was almost dark,Rain come for stay again,fungi allover,i dont have time to upload the douzens of spotting i maked during last 15 days,iam happy :-)
lovely composition. you can feel the rain and damp leaves.