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Here’s what John says about identifying the varieties. For more details on many other species together with some wonderful recipe ideas look at River Cottage Handbook No. 1 – Mushrooms.

Scarletina Bolete – Cap 10-20 cm. Dark brown with a velvet texture and hemispherical when young, later convex to flat, more leathery and lighter brown. Stem 5-12 cm by 2-4 cm. Swollen at base. Bright orange/red made up of thousands of little raised orange dots against a yellow background. Tubes Yellow/green, turning bright blue on cutting. Pores bright red. Flesh Very firm when young. Yellow, immediately turning dark blue on cutting. The blue fades after a while. Habitat Woodland, mostly beech and oak, occasionally pine. Frequency Common. Season Late summer to autumn. Warning Poisonous raw, but perfectly safe when cooked.