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Pine BoleteBoletus pinophilus

edible

Pine BoleteBoletus pinophilus

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

Habitat

pine forest

under spruce

mixed forest

Season

from May to November

Season

EndingPast the peak. The season usually lasts until early November.

Today · 22–28 Oct54% of peak

how often reportedpeak

Season

May–Nov

Peak

Aug–Oct

Reports

41from Poland, few

Curve from 41 observations (iNaturalist, Poland), smoothed week by week. It shows when foragers most often report the species, not how much of it grows.

Species description

Close relative of the King Bolete, ecologically tied to pines and spruces. Cap darker, chestnut-brown, sometimes with a violet tinge. Appears earlier in the season than the King Bolete.

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Cap chestnut-brown, sometimes with a violet tinge

Sturdy stipe with a brownish reticulum near the top

Flesh white, faintly pinkish under the cuticle

Most often under pine, less commonly under spruce

Toxic look-alikesSpecies most often confused with this one.

Satan's BoleteRubroboletus satanas

toxic

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

Lurid BoleteSuillellus luridus

conditional

Pores red to orange, flesh blues rapidly when cut.

King BoleteBoletus edulis

edible

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