Penny Bun / Porcini vs Bay Bolete
Boletus edulis and Imleria badia are confused for one another often enough to be worth putting next to each other.
The king bolete. White pore surface ageing yellow-olive, fat stem with a fine white net, no bitterness.
Chestnut-brown cap, pores bruising blue-green. The workhorse bolete of European forests.
Side by side
| Boletus edulis | Imleria badia | |
|---|---|---|
| In this game | Edible | Edible |
| Habitat | Mycorrhizal with beech, oak, birch, spruce and pine, in woods and their edges. | Conifer woodland above all, on acid soil and old stumps. |
| Season | Summer to late autumn. | Late summer to late autumn. |
| Spore print | Olive-brown. | Olive-brown. |
This comparison cannot make a mushroom safe to eat. It sets out the few characteristics this game records, in general terms, for two species that vary by region, age and growing conditions. Real specimens overlap in ways no table and no photograph can separate, and the deadly one here is deadly in a single meal. Ask a qualified local expert, every time.
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Boletus edulis is also confused with Devil's Bolete, Pine Bolete and Birch Bolete.
Imleria badia is also confused with Devil's Bolete and Pine Bolete.
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