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Like many mushrooms, boletus has a “telling name”. That is, speaking of boletus, we immediately understand that it grows in a pine forest, aspen boletus - under an aspen, but all types of boletus, of course, settle in birch groves.

On this page you can look at the photo of what the boletus looks like, read a detailed description of the mushrooms. You will also learn about the halo of distribution of some varieties of boletus and the twins of these mushrooms.

What does an ordinary boletus mushroom look like?

Category: edible.

The species boletus (Leccinum scabrum) there are several varieties: multi-colored, ash-gray, checkerboard (blackening), harsh, gray, turning pink (oxidizing), marsh (white) and black. They differ in the place of growth and the shade of the cap.

In order to get an idea of ​​what boletus mushrooms look like, look at the photo of the mushroom above: the boletus cap (diameter 4-12 cm) is gray, brown or brownish, sometimes almost black. It resembles a swollen pillow in shape.

Leg (diameter 1.5-4 cm): white or grayish, with scales, tapering from bottom to top.

Doubles: inedible gall mushroom (Tylopilus felleus)... In order not to confuse these mushrooms, carefully consider the photo of the common boletus:

Its pulp is colored evenly, while the pulp of the gall fungus turns red at the site of a cut or break.

When it grows: from late June to early November in the countries of the Eurasian continent, North and South America.

Where can I find: in deciduous forests, usually near birches.

Eating: delicious in any form.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: birch, blackhead. In the tundra, where the common boletus grows next to dwarf birches, it is called the boletus.

What does the marsh boletus look like: photo and description of the mushroom

Category: edible.

Marsh boletus cap (Leccinum holopus) (diameter 6-16 cm): usually light brown, puffy, dry to the touch.

The leg of the boletus marsh mushroom is similar in description to the common species of the night - its height is 4-12 cm, the color is white or light gray.

Tubular layer: in young mushrooms it is light, and in old ones it is deep brown.

Pay attention to the photo: the flesh of boletus boletus is very soft, white in color, which does not change at the site of a cut or break. Does not have a pronounced smell and taste.

Doubles: other boletus, from which the marsh differs in the place of growth, as well as an inedible gall fungus (Tylopilus felleus) with reddened flesh at the cut site.

When it grows: from the beginning of July to the end of September in the countries of the Eurasian continent with a temperate climate.

Where can I find: near swamps and in damp forest places, prefers the neighborhood with birches.

Eating: only young mushrooms, and they are very tasty in any form.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

What does a boletus look like?

Category: edible.

Photo and description of the mushroom harsh boletus (Leccinum duriusculum) is somewhat different from the previous species: cap (diameter 5-17 cm): from brown to gray or light purple. It has the shape of a hemisphere, which over time changes to a flatter and cushion-shaped one and darkens significantly. Young mushrooms often have scales or pubescence, while old ones are glabrous and smooth.

Leg (height 6-18 cm): below it is creamy, above it is white, at the very base it is bluish or light lilac with a noticeable thickening. Solid, cylindrical. Often with small brownish scales.

Tubular layer: loose tubules of white color, darken strongly when pressed.

Boletus mushrooms often grow in the birch-aspen forest.

Pulp: solid, white. On the cut and when interacting with air, it turns pink in the area of ​​the cap, and turns green or black at the leg. It tastes sweet, at the break it gives off a pleasant mushroom aroma.

Doubles: absent.

When it grows: from mid-July to early November in temperate countries of the Eurasian continent.

Where can I find: on calcareous soils of deciduous and mixed forests, usually near poplars and aspens.

Eating: in any cooked form. The fungus is rarely wormy.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: hard boletus, poplar boletus, harsh boletus.

Boletus mushroom multicolored

Category: edible.

The cap of the multicolored boletus (Leccinum variicolor) (diameter 5-12 cm) is gray or brown, with yellow or gray markings. It can be brick, orange, beige, pinkish. It has the shape of a hemisphere with a skin slightly overhanging at the edges. In hot weather it is dry to the touch, in humid weather it can be slightly slimy.

Leg (height 9-19 cm): white or light gray, often with small scales. Tapers from bottom to top, has a cylindrical shape. Tubular layer: grayish.

Pulp: pink in the cap, bluish in the tubular layer, and pink or green in the stem. In young mushrooms, it is dense, over time it becomes looser. Has a sour smell.

Doubles: absent.

When it grows: from late June to mid-September, often found in southern Russia.

Where can I find: in deciduous forests, especially often next to birches, oaks and poplars.

Eating: only young mushrooms, since the old ones are tough. As a last resort, you can use hats. The multi-colored boletus is very tasty dried and pickled.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: multicolored obabok.