Brown Birch Bolete

Leccinum scabrum

In forests, parks or even gardens, only under birches. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies large. Cap 5—15 cm across, from yellowish-grey to greyish-brownish-black in colour. Tubes whitish, grey, greyish-brownish, 1-3 cm long. Pores whitish, grey, slowly turning brown when pressed. Stem 5-15x1-3.5 cm, thickening evenly towards the base, firm, shaggy with grey, brownish-black fibrils. Flesh white, grey, not changing colour when cut. Characteristic features: the colour of the cap and stem varies from grey to blackish. Grows in forests, parks, raised bogs and mires where birch is widespread. Very common. A popular edible mushroom.