Identifying Your Bolete
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DWARF BIRCH BOLETE
Leccinum rotundifoliae
Frequency
Frequent
Habitat Area
Typical of boreal and arctic habitats, mainly under birches.
Cap
Some are paler in colour, while others are darker.
Margin
Even.
Tubes
Long, depressed near the stalk.
Pores and Pore Surface
Pore surface whitish when young, browning in age, staining browner when bruised; pores circular, 2-3 per mm.
Stalk
Equal to enlarging toward the base.
Stalk Feature
Pale scabers near the apex, darker toward the base.
Flesh
Context is immutable or may turn pink slowly, especially near the top of the stalk.
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Refer to Boletes - Quebec et East of Canada.
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