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King BoleteBoletus edulis

edible

King BoleteBoletus edulis

Photo: (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Habitat

pine forest

mixed forest

under oaks

under spruce

beech forest

Season

June to November

Species description

One of the most prized edible mushrooms. Grows singly or in groups, mostly from summer through late autumn. Recognised by a thick, barrel-shaped stipe with a white reticulum and a brown cap.

Recognition features

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Tubes white to yellowish (never pink or red)

White reticulum on the stipe

Flesh white, not bluing when cut

Brown cap with a faint sheen

Pleasant, nutty aroma

Toxic look-alikesSpecies most often confused with this one.

Satan's BoleteRubroboletus satanas

toxic

Red pores, flesh blues intensely, stipe with a red reticulum.

Bitter BoleteTylopilus felleus

inedible

Very bitter taste, pores turn pinkish, dark reticulum on the stipe.

Lurid BoleteSuillellus luridus

conditional

Pores red to orange, flesh blues rapidly when cut.

Pine BoleteBoletus pinophilus

edible

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