Thermophilic oak and beech woodland, often on calcareous soil

Good edible, but protected in Germany

• ▸ Brown, convex cap, finely velvety when young
• ▸ Yellow pores that turn slightly blue-green when bruised, then fade again
• ▸ Yellow stem with a fine red-brown network
• ▸ Pale yellow flesh, faintly blue in the cap, reddish at the stem base

A rare, warmth-loving species; in Germany it is protected and must not be collected.