Birch Bolete (Boletus betulicola)

Boletus betulicola

Only under birches, light, grassy places. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies large, fleshy. Cap white, whitish, grows up to 15 cm across. Tubes 1-2.5 cm long, white, when old yellowish-greenish. Stem 5-12x2-3 cm in size, when young bulging, when old cylindrical, white, brownish, with a pale network. Flesh white, not changing colour when cut, with a pleasant smell and taste. Characteristic features: likes open, light habitats. Grows in forests, parks, even farmsteads, under solitary birches. A very tasty mushroom, loved by mushroom pickers (fresh, dried, pickled, frozen). Uncommon.