#boletus luridus

Boletus Luridus (Lurid Bolete)

Ben found a number of these on the University of York campus following a heavy rain. I’m interested in learning to identify plants and fungi so I took a swing at this one using our Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Northern Europe and I am pretty confident that that is what this bolete is. But correct me if I’m wrong! My only hang up is that it shows minimal signs of blue staining.

This one had already been rooted from the ground when he found it, with quite a few chunks taken out of it, so it was a bit dried out when I got to it. I wonder what was munching on it.