Ghost Bolete

Leccinum holopus

Family: Boletaceae

Also called: White Birch Bolete, Bog Birch Bolete

Ghost Bolete (Leccinum holopus)
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Overview

Pale-white birch bolete of cool bog edges and Sphagnum-birch woodland across boreal Canada, the Nordic countries, and Siberia. Edible but soft and waterlogged — best dried.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
uncommon
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Aug

Season

Jul–Sep — typical fruiting months: Jun, Jul, Aug.

Host trees & substrate

  • Bog birch
  • Paper birch in Sphagnum

Where it grows

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