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Butterlets are difficult to confuse with other, even related mushrooms. The fact is that the name of these gifts of the forest speaks for itself: all varieties of boletus have a very slimy skin, as if covered with vegetable oil.

In this article, you can familiarize yourself with the most common types of boletus mushrooms (common, granular, larch and others), see what boletus mushrooms look like in the photo, and learn how to distinguish butterdishes from twins.

What do boletus mushrooms look like: photo and description of the species

Category: edible.

Oiler cap (Suillus luteus) (diameter 4-16 cm): from brown-chocolate to gray-olive or yellow-brown. In a young mushroom, it has the shape of a hemisphere, which then changes to an almost extended one. The edges are sometimes raised. The mucous skin is easily separated from the pulp.

Pay attention to the photo of this type of butter: the stem (height 4-12 cm) is usually lighter than the cap, often with a dirty yellow tint. Solid and fibrous, in the shape of a cylinder and a white filmy ring.

Tubular layer: the pores are small and round, light yellow or whitish.

The pulp of boletus mushrooms is juicy, from brownish at the base to light yellow in the upper part and brownish under the cap itself.

Common boletus is often damaged by worms and other pests. The number of unusable mushrooms in one area can reach 80%.

When it grows: from mid-September to the end of October in Europe, Mexico and the islands adjacent to it.

Where can I find: on sandy soil of all types of forests, especially near pines, birches and oaks. It can often be found in clearings or meadows open to light, less often in mountainous and rocky areas. Ordinary boletus often grow next to greenfinches, honey agarics, chanterelles and noble boletuses.

Eating: in almost any form, provided that the skin is removed from the cap. In terms of protein content, common boletus is ahead of porcini mushrooms. People prone to allergic reactions should use boletus with great care, as these mushrooms can be a strong allergen.

Application in traditional medicine (data not confirmed and not passed clinical trials!): in the form of a decoction for the treatment of gout.

Other names: oiler is autumn, oiler is late, oiler is yellow, oiler is real.

Yellow-brown variety of boletus and their photos

Category: edible.

Hat of yellow-brown oil (Suillus variegatus) (diameter 5-12 cm): brown, olive, yellow or dirty orange, sometimes with fibrous scales. The semicircular shape changes over time to almost flat. The skin is separated only with pieces of pulp.

Leg (height 4-11 cm): lemon to orange, thick and smooth, cylindrical in shape.

As you can see in the photo of yellow-brown boletus, their pulp is orange or yellow, on the cut and when interacting with air it acquires a blue or purple color. Young yellow-brown oil has a pine-coniferous smell and taste. Old mushrooms taste like metallic.

Doubles: absent.

When it grows: from mid-July to early October in temperate countries of both hemispheres.

Where can I find: on sandy and relatively dry soils of coniferous or mixed forests. Usually adjacent to pines.

Eating: in almost any form. No pre-processing is required.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: pestle, swamp, motley oil can, marsh oil can, sandy oil can. All these names clearly demonstrate what an oiler looks like - this mushroom is bright, often with an abundance of yellow shades.

Granular oiler and photo of the view

Category: edible.

A hat of this type of oiler (diameter 4-14 cm): ocher, brownish or dark yellow, slightly convex or flat. The cap of Suillus granulatus is slightly sticky or oily to the touch, the skin is easily peeled off. According to its description, the granular oiler is similar to the yellow-brown variety, but it has a faded color.

This type of oil has a solid, dense cylindrical leg, without a ring. Its height ranges from 3 to 10 cm. The leg is much lighter than the cap - white or yellowish.

Pay attention to the photo of a granular oiler: its tubular layer is covered with small and large, slightly yellowish pores.

Pulp: fleshy, light brown in color, which does not change on the cut.

Doubles: cedar boletus (Suillus plorans) and non-ringed (Suillus collinitus). But cedar trees grow exclusively under five-coniferous pines (that is, those with five needles in a bunch) - Siberian and Japanese white, and the cap of the non-ringed is darker, moreover, at the very base of their legs there is a pinkish bloom.

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

Where can I find: granular oiler grows on sandy soils and in lighted areas of young coniferous forests.

Eating: in almost any form, provided that the skin is removed from the cap - it will be easier to remove it if you pre-hold the mushroom in boiling water for several minutes.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: early oiler, summer oiler.

Larch oil can: photo and description

Category: edible.

Larch Butter Cap (Suillus grevillei) (diameter 1.5-3 cm): from yellow and lemon-gold to brown or brown. In young mushrooms, it is slightly convex, then changes its shape to almost spread. Slightly sticky to the touch, no cracks or bumps. The skin is removed only with pieces of pulp.

Leg (height 3-13 cm): thick and solid, in the form of a cylinder or club. The color is usually almost the same as that of the cap. There is a lemon-colored ring.

If you look closely at the photo of a larch oiler, you will notice round yellow pores on the tubular layer, darkening with slight pressure.

Pulp: juicy and fibrous. Brown or light yellow color does not change when broken and interacted with air.

Doubles: rare boletus gray (Suillus aeruginascens) and rusty red (Suillus tridentinus)... Grays have dull caps and legs, and rusty-red ones grow only in Western Siberia and have fibrous scales on the cap.

When it grows: from the beginning of July to the end of September practically throughout Russia (except for the southern regions), as well as in Europe and North America.

Look at the photo of the oiler mushroom in its natural habitat - it can most often be found next to larch trees.

Eating: in almost any form, subject to preliminary boiling and peeling. This mushroom is especially tasty pickled.

Application in traditional medicine (data not confirmed and not passed clinical trials!): as a good treatment for gout.

Oiler white: photos and doubles

Category: conditionally edible.

White oiler hat (diameter 6-15 cm): may turn olive in very humid weather. Convex in shape, almost flat in old mushrooms. Smooth to the touch, without wrinkles or cracks, slightly slippery. The skin is easily removable. The edges are yellowish or with a gray tinge. Leg (height 4-11 cm): white, cylindrical, without ring.

As you can see in the photo of the white oiler, the cap is always solid, without hollow areas, sometimes strongly curved. In adult mushrooms, they often have lilac or brown warts.

A photo and description of the pulp of this species of butter is similar to the yellow-brown variety: it is the same dense, yellowish, reddens when broken and interacted with air. It does not have a pronounced smell and taste, therefore, the mushroom is considered to be of low quality.

Oiler doubles white: marsh boletus (Leccinum holopus), cedar boletus (Suillus plorans) and Siberian boletus (Suillus sibiricus).All three mushrooms are outwardly similar to the white butterdish only at a young age. In the future, the cap of the boletus acquires a greenish tint, and in the boletus it is darker.

When it grows: from early August to late September in Siberia and the Far East, China, North America and European countries bordering the Alps.

Where can I find: in coniferous and mixed forests, usually near pines and cedars.

Eating: in salted and pickled form. In cooking, only young mushrooms are used, which should be processed no later than 3-4 hours after harvest.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: oiler pale, oiler soft.