Pale Bolete

Boletus pallidus

Family: Boletaceae

Also called: Pale Bolete, Pallid Bolete

Pale Bolete (Boletus pallidus)
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Overview

Pale-capped oak bolete of the East. Mild taste; edible but not choice. No blue-staining.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Sep–Oct

Season

Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.

Host trees & substrate

  • Mycorrhizal with oak

Where it grows

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