Image of Boletus satanas

Description:

Slo.: vraji goban - Habitat: Open mixed wood with lot of ground vegetation, predominantly Picea abies, in shade, calcareous ground, protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 820 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil - Ref.: G. Pace, Vse o gobah (in Slovene), Mladinska Knjiga (1997), p261. - J.Grom, Nae gobe (in Slovene), epna Knjiga, (1981), p33.