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Feb022011

A Clump of Mushrooms

DateWed 2011-02-02

From several years ago: a clump of deformed mushrooms, probably rooting boletes, Boletus radicans (= Boletus albidus).  At the top of the clump, the edge of one of the mushrooms is turned over, revealing that the underside is covered in pores rather than gills:

These must have been fairly mature specimens.  Identification based mainly on similarity to photos here, here (page2), and here.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2007-09-03.

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