Red-Mouth Bolete

Boletus subvelutipes

Family: Boletaceae

Also called: Red-Mouth Bolete, Velvet-Foot Bolete

Red-Mouth Bolete (Boletus subvelutipes)
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Overview

Yellow-pored bolete that flashes deep blue. Mature pore mouths red-orange. Causes severe GI distress. Avoid all red-pored blue-stainers.

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

Season

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

Host trees & substrate

  • Mycorrhizal with oak
  • Mycorrhizal with beech
  • Mycorrhizal with hemlock

Where it grows

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