Three-coloured Leucopaxillus

Leucopaxillus compactus

Deciduous forests, calcareous soils. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies large, massive, fleshy. Cap 10-15 (25) cm across, hemispherical when young, later flattened, raised, fleshy, matt, fibrous, spotted greenish-yellowish, whitish-ochre, the margin rolled downwards. Gills narrow, very crowded, yellowish-greenish, adnate. Stem 8-10x1.5-4.5 cm, white-fibrous, firm, white, yellowish, sometimes bulbously thickened at the base. Flesh thick, firm, white, not bitter, with an unpleasant smell. Characteristic features: large, greenish-yellowish fruiting bodies, stem thick, growing only on calcareous soil, warmth-loving. Grows singly or several fruiting bodies together. Very rare, protected. Food value unknown; some sources state that it is edible. Found only in the forests of Verkiai Regional Park (Vilnius area).