Rose cap in grass
Boletaceae Family
Angles captured. Three frames in the grass, all from above or obliquely.
Morphology
Cap 6–8 cm, dusky rose-pink, dry, broadly convex. The underside is not clearly shown in any frame.
Habitat & substrate
Thin grass at the edge of the pine stand.
Lookalikes & what rules them out
Superficially close to the abundant red-capped species on this walk but photographed separately and never confirmed as the same. No spore print was taken from it.
To confirm this identification
The pore surface, which none of the three frames shows.
Notes
Left as its own entry rather than folded into the abundant species. The resemblance is noted; the identity is not assumed.
Found at Coldbrook Rd area, Hubbardston, MA on Friday, 14 August 2026 at 10:51. See the full walk for that day's weather and everything else recorded.
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Dark chestnut boleteBoletaceae · Aug 6Moderate
Wine-red boleteBoletaceae · Aug 6Moderate
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Red-capped bolete with yellow poresBoletaceae · Aug 8Moderate
Yellow-brown boleteBoletaceae · Aug 8Low–moderate