Pinking boletus (Leccinum roseofractum)
- Chikamu: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Kupatsanura: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Kirasi: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Boletales (Boletales)
- Mhuri: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)
- Genus: Leccinum (Obabok)
- Type: Leccinum roseofractum (Rosing boletus)
Nzvimbo dzekuunganidza:
The pinking boletus (Leccinum oxydabile) grows in the northern damp forests and tundra, as well as in the highlands with one or another type of tree and shrub birch. Known in the north of Western Europe. In Our Country, it is usually harvested and used as food along with common birch.
Description:
The hat is small, yellow-brown, interspersed with lighter spots (it resembles marble in color). The tubular layer is whitish, later dirty gray. The pulp is white, dense, turns pink at the break, then darkens. The leg is short, white, with thick black-brown scales, thickened at the base, sometimes curved in the direction where there is more light.
usually well distinguished by the “marble” color of the hat. Its brown areas are interspersed with lighter or even white, as well as relatively larger gray scales on the stem, turning pink flesh at the break and the formation of fruiting bodies only in autumn.
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