FRUIT BODY: 5-30cm wide. Tongue shaped, blood red and when
fresh oozes red droplets. Upper surface can be sticky. STIPE: Rudimentary and concolorous with main fruiting
body. GILLS/PORES: Pores are round starting white to pale yellow and bruising
reddish brown, becoming reddish. FLESH: Red, soft and thick. Meat-like and where cut gives a
marbled appearance. Taste is sour when old. SPORES: White, ovate. HABITAT: On the trunks of oak and chestnut. SEASON: Common. Late summer to autumn. EDIBILITY: Edible. |
