#strobilomyces floccopus

[themosshunter]

Strobilomyces floccopus -  Old Man of the Woods

Gray shaggy-scaly cap, partial veil, black spore print, angular pores. Edible when young. 

Found in Burlington, VT early September

[lichen-soup-scribe]

Old Man of the Forest (Strobilomyces floccopus) is such a shaggy, lovable and instantly recognizable bolete. And it’s edible, but I usually only find one at a time and it seems a pity to deprive a forest of them.

[mycology]

Strobilomyces floccopus (Strobilomyces strobilaceus) by Jacqueline Labrecque Via Flickr: Récolté par J. Labrecque Date de récolte: 2014.07.18 Habitat: forêt mixte, au sol dans mousse et feuilles, sous un gros hêtre Odeur faible, indistincte Saveur douce, indistincte Chair rougit de plus en plus foncé à la coupe Sporée noire

[libutron]

Strobilomyces floccopus, “Old man of the woods”, “Viejo de los Bosques” - Xalapa, México | ©Ritter Walder

Strobilomyces floccopus (Boletaceae) is prominently wooly and scaly, a mixture of black and white and gray [1].

It is found solitary or in groups in deciduous as well as coniferous forests in low mountain ranges and alpine areas of Europe and North America [2].

[frolicingintheforest]

Old Man of the Woods (Strbilomyces floccopus) 

[duskofday-blog]

Strobilomyces floccopus

[frolicingintheforest]

Old Man of the Woods ( Strobilomyces floccopus )

Perfectly fitting name. Both common and scientific. The scientific name, Strobilomyces floccopus, roughly translated, means "wooly mushroom that looks like a pine cone". Very easy to identify,I don't think there's any other mushroom that looks quite like this bolete. One of my favorites!