Bronze Bolete

Boletus aereus

Family: Boletaceae

Also called: Bronze Bolete, Dark Cep, Black Cep, Cèpe bronzé, Boleto bronceado

Bronze Bolete (Boletus aereus)
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Overview

Mediterranean / southern-European member of the porcini complex. Dark bronze-brown cap on a stout reticulate stem. Holm oak, cork oak, sweet chestnut, beech. Considered the finest of the European ceps.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
uncommon
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Nov

Season

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

Host trees & substrate

  • Mycorrhizal with cork oak
  • Mycorrhizal with holm oak
  • Mycorrhizal with chestnut

Where it grows

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