Penny Bun or Cep
Boletus edulis
Robust Bolete Identification - High Lookalike Risk
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Hauptmerkmale
- Large
- convex
- dark brown cap
- Pore surface pale yellow/cream
- fine pores
- Thick
- bulbous
- pale stem
- Stem shows fine white reticulation near apex
- Robust
- heavy structure
Farbe:
Dark brown cap, pale yellow pores, white/cream stem
Geruch:
Unknown
Wuchsform:
Single
Umgebung:
Soil
Lebensraum & Verbreitung
Lebensraum:
Likely mycorrhizal with trees (deciduous or coniferous forest)
Verbreitung:
Widespread across Europe and North America
Saisonalität:
Summer to Autumn
Zur sicheren Bestimmung
- Context (flesh) color and staining reaction not visible
Wirtschaftlicher Wert
Marktnachfrage:
High - widely cultivated and consumed globally
Preisspanne:
$15-40/lb fresh, significantly higher dried
Kommerzielle Nutzung:
Culinary delicacy, dried for flavoring
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Bitter Bolete
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Hauptunterschiede:
- Pores turn pinkish/buff with maturity
- Stem reticulation is dark brown and coarse
Bitter Beech Bolete
Caloboletus calopus
Hauptunterschiede:
- Stem often features red coloration
- Flesh stains blue rapidly when cut
Empfohlene Handlung
Do not consume. Confirmation requires context examination (staining) and spore print analysis.