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Rooting Bolete
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Rooting Bolete
Although not poisonous this mushroom is so bitter it will ruin any dish you put it in.
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Rooting Bolete (EN), Cap Tyllog Gwreiddiog (CY), Gorzkoborowik Korzeniasty (PL), Kesernyés Tinóru (HU) |
| Scientific Name | Boletus / Caloboletus radicans |
| Synonyms | Boletus albidus |
| Season Start | Aug |
| Season End | Oct |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 7-10 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 7-12 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
7-12 cm. Off white to grey/brown, darkening with age. Can get very big and uneven and will show cracking on the surface of the cap.
Pores
Has yellow, tight, sponge like pores which bruise blue.
Stem
7-10Â long, 3-4 cm diameter . Lemon yellow at the top becoming pale red or brown and ‘dirtier’ towards the swollen, slightly rooting base. The stem has a light coloured reticulation which is easiest to see towards the apex.
Flesh
Yellow when first cut but quickly changing to off white in the cap and then turning blue.
Habitat
Usually with oak and beech but will grow with other deciduous trees.
Possible Confusion
Other Boletes, particularly Bitter Beech Bolete (Caloboletus calopus), pictured.
Spore Print
Olive/brown. Subfusiform.
Taste / Smell
Bitter.
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