| FRUIT BODY |
5-30cm wide. Tongue shaped, blood red and when
fresh oozes red droplets. Upper surface can be sticky. |
| STIPE |
Riudimentary 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. a |
