Suede Bolete

Xerocomus subtomentosus

Coniferous, mixed and deciduous forests. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized. Cap 3—10 cm across, velvety, yellowish-brown, greenish-yellowish-brown, greenish-brown, usually with a yellowish tinge. Stem 5—10 cm long and 1-2.5 cm thick, yellowish, yellowish-brownish, greyish-yellowish. Flesh white, soft, slightly turning blue or pinkish. Characteristic features: stem thin, of uneven thickness, without a red bloom. Grows singly or in small groups. Common. Eaten fresh, pickled, dried. The Suede Bolete and the Red Cracking Bolete are heavily attacked by the golden bolete mould (Hypomyces chrysospermus Bull.). In some places this mushroom is also called šilbaravykis (pine-heath bolete).