Chalciporus piperatus

Chalciporus piperatus C. piperatus, September 2006 Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Boletales Suborder: Boletineae Family: Boletaceae Genus: Chalciporus Species: C. piperatus Binomial name Chalciporus piperatus (Bull.) Bataille (1908) Chalciporus piperatus Mycological characteristics pores on hymenium cap is convex hymenium is adnate stipe is bare spore print is brown ecology is mycorrhizal edibility: inedible

Chalciporus (formerly Boletus) piperatus, commonly known as the Peppery bolete, is a small pored mushroom of the Boletaceae family found in mixed woodland in Europe.

Edible but very peppery, Antonio Carluccio recommends only using it to add a peppery flavour to other mushrooms. It has been used as a peppery condiment in many countries.^[1]

Chalciprorus piperatus

Chalciprorus piperatus, cut

Description

One of the smaller boletes, the cap is 3–6 cm across and orange-fawn coloured. The pores are orange and the flesh lemon-yellow. The spore print is cinnamon.

Distribution and habitat

Found naturally in coniferous and beech and oak woodland in Europe in autumn, Chalciporus piperatus has also been able to spread into native forest in northeastern Tasmania, having been found growing with the native Myrtle beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii). ^[2]

References

1. ^ Carluccio A (2003). The Complete Mushroom Book. Quadrille. ISBN 978-1-84400-040-1. 
2. ^ Fuhrer B & Robinson R (1992). Rainforest Fungi of Tasmania and Southeast Australia. CSIRO Press. ISBN 978-0-643-05311-3.