14/Sep/23, 2:22 PM
Raudoja, Harju County
Spruce-pine forest, in moss
59°23'08.5"N 25°23'45.9"E
🔆 Still sunny weather with clouds
Original Instagram postBoletus pinophilus
Pine Bolete
- Scientific identification
- Boletus pinophilus Pilát & Dermek
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Boletus
Names across languages
- English: Pine Bolete
- German: Kiefern-Steinpilz
- Estonian: Männi-kivipuravik
- Russian: Белый гриб сосновый
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-09-14.
Cap
8-25 cm in diameter. Convex to broadly convex, sometimes flat in older specimens. The surface is velvety to slightly sticky, deep brown to reddish-brown.
Hymenium
Tubular or poroid. Pores are initially small and red but become yellowish and larger with age, often staining blue when bruised.
Hymenium attachment
Adnate to slightly descending on the stipe.
Stipe
Stout and cylindrical, often swollen or bulbous. Yellowish at the top, reddening downwards, and covered with a fine, mesh-like network (reticulate).
Spore print
Spore Print: Olive-brown to greenish-brown.
Ecology
Mycorrhizal, mainly associated with pine (Pinus) but can also be found with spruce (Picea) and other conifers.
Odour
Not distinctive.
Edibility
Edible and considered very good.
Fruit body
8-25 cm tall.
Microscopy
Spores are fusiform, 13-17 x 4-5 µm.
Overview
Closely related to the more famous Boletus edulis. However, its preference for coniferous forests, especially pine stands, and its redder coloration set it apart.
1973). ČEská Mykol. 27(1): 6.
Field encounters
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