Red Cracking Bolete in South Ayrshire: the week ahead
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
The map below is built from the measurement network. A 2.5 km grid with a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.
Flush phase
- Quiet
- Starting
- Building
- Peak
- Fading
Updated 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST
7 days
Index, day by day
Week's best 58average 58by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5817 Sept
- Fri5718 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
Numbers are taken at the measurement point nearest the centre of the region — a real calculation at one place, not an average over the area.
Map
Where to look: red cracking bolete
A field over the measurement network. The colour here is for the leading species at each point, not for this one; a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.
Red Cracking Bolete in South Ayrshire: where to look
Red Cracking Bolete: the species in brief
How to tell it
A small bolete with a dry, velvety olive-brown cap. As the cap expands it often cracks, revealing pinkish or reddish flesh beneath. The pores are yellow and bruise blue-green.
Where it grows
In broadleaved and mixed woodland, on mossy banks, woodland edges and beside tracks.
In the kitchen
Best used young. It can be fried or added to mixed mushroom dishes but is softer and less strongly flavoured than Penny Bun.
Nutrition
Low in calories.
This is a note about the species, not about what is in your basket. Full card with lookalikes →
What else is out here now
The other species in this region, by today's index.
Red Cracking Bolete in neighbouring regions
A regional boundary means nothing to a mushroom, and the next region is sometimes closer than the far side of your own. The index is for today.