Suede bolete
Xerocomus subtomentosus
Edible, but easily confused with poisonous lookalikes.
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Xerocomus subtomentosus
- 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 subtomentosus means 'slightly felty', after the soft, velvety feel of its cap.
- DNA studies showed that boletes once lumped into Xerocomus belong to several lineages, so the genus was split up.
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Similar fungi
- Summer cep
Boletus reticulatus
- Pine bolete
Boletus pinophilus
- Bitter bolete
Tylopilus felleus
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q198817 · All fungi · All entries