CA, Southern California, 20070814
Madison Heights, bolete. 

Boletus subtomentosus [] 

Fillmore between Euclid and Los Robles, under oak just to east of alley on north side. 

GEN

med mushroom, clust of three under oak

ST

to 20x7mm, taper at bot, smooth ab to min scurfy bel, finely vert striate, yell at v top to reddish/brownish/yellish bel, fairly dk, solid

CAP

30-40mm wide, convex, smooth to deeply cracked, med to lt brown w some pink areas, pale yellish to pinkish to brownish inside cracks

FLESH

yell, not bruising, 2-3mm thick, firm

GILL

pores, 5mm long, 1mm wide, brownish-yell, bruising dk and bluish

SPORE

print brown, nearly clear, ellip-oblong, 10-12x3-5um

(20070926) I've reconsidered the ID in light of feedback via mushroomobserver.org.  The red on the stalk appears to be my problem  it seems to be a red herring... er, so to speak.  See also 20070926.

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