Bitter Bolete vs Pine Bolete
Tylopilus felleus and Boletus pinophilus are confused for one another often enough to be worth putting next to each other.
Not poisonous, simply so bitter that one cap ruins a whole pan of porcini. A minority of people cannot taste it at all.
A deep red-brown porcini of pine forests, every bit as good as Boletus edulis.
Side by side
| Tylopilus felleus | Boletus pinophilus | |
|---|---|---|
| In this game | Inedible / unclear | Edible |
| Habitat | Not recorded yet | Under pine and spruce on acid soil, often at altitude. |
| Season | Not recorded yet | Summer to autumn. |
| Spore print | Not recorded yet | 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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Tylopilus felleus is also confused with Penny Bun / Porcini.
Boletus pinophilus is also confused with Penny Bun / Porcini and Bay Bolete.
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