Pale Bolete (Fechtner's Bolete)

Boletus fechtneri

Grassy, calcareous, open, light oak woods. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies large. Cap 5-12 (15-20) cm across, fleshy, matt, yellowish-grey, grey, brownish-grey, turning brown when pressed. Tubes at first yellowish, later golden yellow, turning blue when pressed. Stem 8-12x2—5 cm, yellow, later yellowish-grey, reddish-pink in the middle, the network weakly developed. Flesh yellowish, yellow, turning blue when broken, eventually fading to a dirty yellowish colour, without a particular smell or taste. Characteristic features: tubes yellow, flesh yellow, turning blue when cut; grows only in grassy oak woods. Appears in small groups. Edible. Warmth-loving, grows in warm, humid summers. Rare, protected.