Xerocomellus redeuilhii

This should correspond to Xerocomellus redeuilhii (confirmations/disagreement always welcomed), seen a few days ago here in Malta. It was growing under Quercus ilex. Is it recorded in Germany ? The literature says that it replaces X. dryophillus which should be confined to US.

Thanks Jurgen - good to learn the species is distributed so north!

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Thank you Pablo. I'll check it up carefully.

An interesting observation ... When I placed a specimen with its base in water for a spore print, almost two days later the water became reddish brown (like a tincture of Iodine), hence a pigment was diffused out from the stipe into solution.

I added a bit of acid and the solution turned clear yellow. Then I added an alkali (10% KOH) and the solution turned cloudy brown, and on standing it resulted to be a brown precipitate. That's really amazing, I don't know but the solution behaved as if it was composed of a metal salt, and yellow-brown brings in mind an Iron (III) salt. Is this fungus and Iron absorber !?! Would love to read any experiences about this!