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Foxy Bolete

L⁠eccinum vulpinum

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

In contrast to its relative Orange Birch Bolete https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/854403450, this mushroom has a symbiotic relationship with pine and also blue berry shrubs. The deep reddish cap and the dark squamules on the stipe are important characteristics of this bolete.

Habitat:

Forest.

Notes:

Norwegian name: G⁠ranskrubb

Reference Links:

Foxy Bolete (Leccinum vulpinum) · iNaturalist

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Comments (2)
arne.roysland
Thanks John B, there is always a little truth in all the old fairy tales.
John B.
My immediate impression when I first looked at this mushroom was that it looks just like the illustrations in childrens' story books. I can imagine fairies dancing around it. Now I know that all that stuff was really true! :-)

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