SUMMER BOLETE
Boletus reticulatus
Bolete Family [Boletaceae] 
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Bolete Family [Boletaceae]
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| 20th Sept 2009, Dunham Massey Deer Park, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| A large mushroom! Cap smooth and brown, becoming increasingly cracked in centre. Stipe (stem) ochre and becomes wider at the foot. Pores round white, maturing yellowish. |
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| 20th Sept 2009, Dunham Massey Deer Park, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Fine filligree net on surface of stipe. |
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| 20th Sept 2009, Dunham Massey Deer Park, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Cap brown, becoming increasingly cracked with age. |
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| 20th Sept 2009, Dunham Massey Deer Park, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Pores largish, round, first white, but yellowing with age. |
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| 20th Sept 2009, Dunham Massey Deer Park, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Cap splits with age. Inner white and like sculptured ice-cream. |
Some similarities to : Bitter Bolete. Slight resemblance to : Superficial resemblance to : Lookee-Likees : Uniquely identifiable characteristics Distinguishing Feature : Starts early, in May. Grows in open, sunny grassland or parkland with oak, beech or chestnut trees, etc.
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Bolete Family [Boletaceae]
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