Monday 10 September 2018

Seeing the Changes 1369

More Autumn fungus in Loughor. Probably an Ochre brittlegill (Russula ochroleuca)?

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Paul, it looks more like a bolete than a Russula. Did the underside of the cap have pores or gills? Maybe Boletus pallidus (not sure if it is a UK species though)?

Paul Brain said...

Thanks for that. My impression was that there were pores rather than gills?

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