June to November
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Certain identification required before any consumption
- Raw
- Raw consumption not documented
- Cooking
- Cooking recommended, minimum time not established
- Review
- Certain identification required before any consumption
- Instruction
- The Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office advises against eating wild mushrooms raw. Have this harvest checked by an expert and cook it thoroughly; no species-specific cooking requirement is established here.
A small brown bolete whose mature cap cracks to reveal pink-red flesh, with yellow pores that turn blue and a yellow stem streaked with red.
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Guide contents
Guide contents
Season
Indicative period: June to November.
Habitat
Broadleaf, mixed or conifer woodland, parks and wooded edges.
Method
Check several visible features before retaining a species name.
Three features to check on the specimen.
Cap
Convex to flattened, brown and irregularly cracked with pink-red flesh visible.
Pores
Yellow, then yellow-green pores, large and angular, turning blue when rubbed.
Stem and flesh
Slender yellow stem with coral-red fibrils or streaks, especially near the base, without a network. Cream to yellow flesh, red beneath the cracked cap surface and turning blue in places when cut.
Examine the specimen in this order.
- Examine the underside and the stem all the way to its base.
- Compare the flesh reaction only on a section already needed for examination.
- Keep the host tree and habitat as supporting evidence.
Features incompatible with this species.
- Xerocomellus pruinatus, often uncracked with a finely frosted cap.
- Hortiboletus rubellus, with a distinctly red cap.
- Xerocomellus porosporus, with distinct microscopic features.
