Red-footed boleteNeoboletus erythropus

Hat: dry and often velvety, dark chocolate-brown to dark brown, sometimes with olive tones.

Tubes: yellow, becoming olive-yellow and then strongly bluish

Stalk: bright yellow, but completely covered in fine, persistent, bright red dots, without any net

Flesh: firm, intense yellow color, which becomes dark blue when in contact with air, to the touch and when cut

Spores: 14-17.5 x 5-6 µm, elongated and fusoid

Taste: sweet

Odour: faint

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

Fruiting season April - May | October - November

Dimension Hat: 5-20 cm; Foot: 5-15 x 1.5-5 cm

Habitat On hardwoods and conifers

Neoboletus erythropus

Neoboletus erythropus

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