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Bay bolete

Xerocomus badius

currently accepted name: Imleria badia (2014)

alternative placement of the species: Boletus badius — some sources list the species under this name

Genus Xerocomus. Family Boletaceae. Order Boletales.

Bay bolete — Photographs 1
Bay bolete.
Photo Wikipedia, Jean-Pol GRANDMONT

Description

The bay bolete (Xerocomus badius) forms mycorrhiza mainly with pine, and also with spruce, beech, oak and sweet chestnut. It grows in coniferous and, less often, broad-leaved forest, usually on sandy soils, and sometimes at the base of trunks and on stumps. Season: June to November. Translated from the Russian-language Wikipedia.

Traits

Edibility
Edible

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Photographs

Bay bolete — Photographs 2
Bay bolete.
Photo Георгия Махрова
Bay bolete — Photographs 3
Bay bolete.
Photo Салавата Арсланова
Bay bolete — Photographs 4
Bay bolete.

Photo: Ivan Klumov.
Bay bolete — Photographs 5
Bay bolete.

Photo: Ivan Klumov.
Bay bolete — Photographs 6
Bay bolete. Illustration.
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Source: Wikipedia (Russian)