Bitter Beech Bolete
Caloboletus calopus
Safety assessment
Inedible
Based on reviewed safety sources.
A bolete with a pale cap, yellow pores and a red, netted stem. Inedible because of its intensely bitter taste.
Identification
- Stem red-brown with a fine pale network.
- Taste very bitter; flesh slowly blues where cut.
Baltic distribution
- Latvia
- 0
- Lithuania
- 0
- Estonia
- 9
- Global
- 11338
Occurrence records in GBIF — not a claim that the species is absent elsewhere.
Safety first. This information is an educational reference, not a confirmation of an edible mushroom. Identifying fungi is difficult and mistakes can be dangerous. Never eat a mushroom unless you are completely certain of its identity, and consult a certified mycologist.
