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Fungi

Bitter beech bolete

Caloboletus calopus

Poisonous: never pick it to eat.

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Bitter beech bolete
Photo: Walter J. Pilsak, Waldsassen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Scientific name
Caloboletus calopus
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Boletales
Family
Boletaceae
Under the cap
Pores
Cap
Domed
Stem
Bare
Lives by
Partner of trees
Season
Summer, Autumn
Habitat
Broadleaf forest, Conifer forest
Spore print
Brown, Olive
Difficulty in WildGuessr
Hard

Did you know?

  • Its species name calopus means 'beautiful foot' in Greek.
  • The genus Caloboletus was created in 2014, after DNA studies separated these bitter boletes from true Boletus.

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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q29784429 · All fungi · All entries