Black Velvet Bolete

Tylopilus alboater

Family: Boletaceae

Also called: Black Velvet Bolete, Black-and-White Tylopilus

Black Velvet Bolete (Tylopilus alboater)
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Overview

Velvety black cap and stipe with white pores aging to pink. Slight pink-then-black stain. Good edible cooked.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
uncommon
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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