''Lanmaoa fragrans'' is a rare species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae found in Europe. It has a brownish convex cap measuring in diameter that initially has a velvety texture before becoming smooth. The spindle-shaped stipe measures long by wide. It is yellow at the top and flushed with red in the lower portions, terminating with black at the very base. The yellow flesh is tinged with red under the

cap cuticle The pileipellis is the uppermost layer of hyphae in the pileus of a fungal fruit body. It covers the trama, the fleshy tissue of the fruit body. The pileipellis is more or less synonymous with the cuticle, but the cuticle generally describes th ...

. It bruises blue only after several hours of exposure to air. The pores on the cap underside are lemon-yellow to chrome-yellow and display a faint blue bruising reaction. Spores are elliptical and measure 9–14 by 4.5–6.5

µm The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...

; in mass they produce an olive-green spore print. ''Lanmaoa fragrans'' is most often reported from southern Europe, where it grows in a

mycorrhiza A mycorrhiza (from Greek μύκης ', "fungus", and ῥίζα ', "root"; pl. mycorrhizae, mycorrhiza or mycorrhizas) is a symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant. The term mycorrhiza refers to the role of the fungus in the plant ...

l association with

oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

s. It is

edible An edible item is any item that is safe for humans to eat. "Edible" is differentiated from "eatable" because it does not indicate how an item tastes, only whether it is fit to be eaten. Nonpoisonous items found in nature – such as some mushroo ...

, with a pleasant taste and aroma. Although ''Lanmaoa fragrans'' has been occasionally reported from North America, this version has a different mycorrhizal associate (

conifer Conifers are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single ...

s) and it is not known if it is the same as the European species. Originally described in 1835 by Italian mycologist Carlo Vittadini as a species of '' Boletus'', the fungus was transferred to '' Lanmaoa'' in 2015 by Alfredo Vizzini.

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q41713384 Boletaceae Edible fungi Fungi described in 1835 Fungi of Europe Fungus species