Reddish-Brown Bitter Bolete

Tylopilus rubrobrunneus

Family: Boletaceae

Also called: Reddish-Brown Bitter Bolete, Eastern Bitter Bolete

Reddish-Brown Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus rubrobrunneus)
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Overview

Larger eastern bitter bolete with maroon cap and pink pores at maturity. Inedibly bitter.

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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