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Leccinum scabrum
caps: 8cm diameter, 4cm high. light orange brown surface which was smooth and a felty visual texture under mmagnification. curling veil remnants along margin. pore surface is creamy yellow colour. 4 pores per mm. stem 12 cm long. 1.7 cm across at top, 3 cm at base. exterior has dark fibers in almost a fishnet pattern. Brown spore print. flesh bruises slowly dark.
growing in sand under many immature aspen.
Also called Leccinum achraceum by Schalkwijk-Barendsen the very young specimens had few or no grubs. When fried in butter they were slightly crunchy with nutty taste.
Spotted on Jul 21, 2013
Submitted on Aug 12, 2013
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Very pretty! You seem to know alot about fungi, would you mind taking a look at mine? I have many that are unidentified.