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FLAXTON

Boletus luridus has a network down the stem, a relatively common species. But a new species has been found, Boletus mendax. And that has a network part of the way down the stem and not the bottom half of the stem.

I came across a species that I was unsure of, and so needed to check the characteristics. One of the microscopic detail differences is the shape and length and width of the spores.

So taking a spore sample of this particular find, I have put it through the scope, measured the spores, and proved that this particular find is Boletus luridus. The specimen that I found that looked like this new species, mendax, unfortunately also had these shaped and sized spores. So it was just a slight variation on Boletus luridus, and not the new specimen of mendax, unfortunately.