Birch Bolete

Orange birch bolete fungus (Leccinum versipelle).

This structure is the fruiting body (mushroom) of the fungus.
It is surrounded by marsh hair moss (Polytrichum commune).

This fungus grows in mycorrhizal association with birch trees and is a widespread edible species, though less common than formerly.

Photographed in September, in a forest in Glen Affric, in the Highland Region of Scotland.

Location: Highland Region, Scotland.