Sarcodon imbricatus (L.:Fr.) P. Karst. |
The cap is convex then flattened and eventually depressed, covered with reddish brown scales erect at the centre, on flesh-pink background, dark brown to red on pinkish background, with a stem slightly off-centre, whitish then eventually grey brown to black. The flesh is very firm, white (brown at bruises), without shades of green or violet; its taste is mild to slightly bitter; the odour is slight, spicy. The fertile surface is made of decurrent, whitish then purple brown,1 to 10mm long spines. The spore print is brown.It grows on the ground, in coniferous woods, with pine and spruce, also fir. The fruiting period takes place from August to December.
Sarcodon imbricatus is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking . | ||
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