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    Suede bolete

    Xerocomus subtomentosus (L.) Quél. · Boletaceae

    Also: Brown and yellow bolete, Boring brown bolete, Yellow-cracked bolete

    ✓ EdibleRisk of confusion: low

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    Identification in 5 steps

    Suede bolete
    Photo: Gerhard Koller (Gerhard) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    The suede bolete has an olive-brown, velvety cap and bright golden-yellow, coarse pores. It is edible and prefers to grow under beeches.

    SeasonJuly to October
    Spore printolive brown
    FamilyBoletaceae
    1. Cap. The cap is 4 to 10 cm wide, olive brown to yellow brown, velvety to felty.
    2. Underside. The pores are coarse, bright chrome yellow and stain slightly blue.
    3. Stem, ring and volva. The stem is yellowish to brownish, often ribbed lengthwise, with no net pattern. There is no ring or volva.
    4. Smell and taste. It smells and tastes mild.
    5. Flesh and colour change. The flesh is whitish to yellowish and stains faintly blue.

    Lookalikes

    Spoils easily and is often mouldy; collect only young specimens.

    Habitat & Season

    Acidic to medium soils in beech woods. From the lowlands up into the hills and mountains.

    Host trees

    Beech, less often oak and hornbeam.

    Season

    possible good main season

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    Safety

    Never eat a mushroom you have not identified with certainty. Only eat mushrooms you have identified with certainty, and always cook them thoroughly.

    Advice for your country

    United Kingdom

    Poison centre:

    NHS 111 (England)111

    Emergency: 999 · 112

    Ireland

    Poison centre:

    National Poisons Information Centre (public line)(01) 809 2166

    Emergency: 112 · 999

    Germany

    Poison centre:

    Giftnotruf Berlin030 19240Giftinformationszentrum München089 19240GIZ-Nord Göttingen0551 19240

    Emergency: 112

    Mushroom advice: DGfM: find a mushroom expert. Certified mushroom experts of the German Mycological Society (DGfM).

    Collecting rules: Mushrooms that are not specially protected may be collected in small quantities for personal use unless a protected area or ban applies. Certain specially protected edible species (e.g. cep, chanterelle, birch bolete) may be collected in small quantities for personal use.

    Austria

    Poison centre:

    Vergiftungsinformationszentrale (VIZ)01 406 43 43

    Emergency: 112 · 144

    Mushroom advice: Austrian Mycological Society (ÖMG): mushroom advice. Mushroom advice by the Austrian Mycological Society or regional services such as municipal market offices.

    Collecting rules: At most 2 kg of mushrooms per person per day unless the forest owner has prohibited collecting; organised collecting events are prohibited. Additional state rules apply (collecting hours, closed seasons), e.g. Carinthia, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Salzburg.

    Conservation and collecting rules

    Not specially protected.

    No species-specific rule known.

    Red List Germany: Least concern

    In the kitchen

    Young, in mixed dishes. Cook thoroughly.

    Possible. Watch out for gold mould.

    Frequently asked questions

    Suede bolete: is it edible?

    Yes, it is considered an edible mushroom. Cook thoroughly. Spoils easily and is often mouldy; collect only young specimens.

    Suede bolete: when and where does it grow?

    In central Europe the season runs from July to October. Tree partners and habitat: Beech, less often oak and hornbeam. Soil: Acidic to medium soils in beech woods. Elevation: From the lowlands up into the hills and mountains.

    Suede bolete: what are the lookalikes?

    The most important distinction is from Red cracking bolete (Xerocomellus chrysenteron, edible): It has a cracked cap, less bright pores and red flesh in the stem. Other lookalikes: Xerocomus ferrugineus.

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