Chalciporus piperatus

The Peppery bolete, Chalciporus (formerly Boletus) piperatus, is a small pored mushroom of the Boletaceae family found in mixed woodland in Europe.

Edible but very peppery, Antonio Carluccio recommends only using it to add a peppery flavour to other mushrooms. It has been used as a peppery condiment in many countries.

Description
One of the smaller boletes, the cap is 3-6cm across and orange-fawn coloured. The pores are orange and the flesh lemon-yellow. The pore print is cinnamon.

Distribution and habitat
Found naturally in coniferous and beech and oak woodland in Europe in autumn, Chalciporus piperatus has also been able to spread into native forest in northeastern Tasmania, having been found growing with the native Myrtle beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii).