Pine Bolete

Habitat

This species typically grows in acidic soil within coniferous forests, showing a strong preference for native Scots pine. It occurs solitarily or in small groups and is frequently found in mountainous regions or northern pine woods.

Photos

Appearance

Cap

Large, 8–30 cm in diameter; initially hemispherical and later convex; colored reddish-brown to chestnut, often with a paler or white margin; texture is greasy when young, becoming dry, wrinkled, or slightly downy as it matures.

Stem

Very robust and stout, ranging from barrel-shaped to club-shaped; measuring 4–13 cm long and often thicker towards the base; brownish color that darkens at the bottom; covered in a fine white to purple-brown network that turns reddish when bruised.

Pores

Small and round; starting out white, then changing to greenish-yellow and eventually olive-brown.

Tubes

Initially white, maturing to a greenish-yellow color; depressed around the stem.

Flesh

White and firm; when cut, the area just beneath the cap skin turns a deep wine-red or purple color; possesses a pleasant, earthy smell and taste.

Spore print

Olive-green to walnut-brown.

Edibility

Considered a delicacy, this bolete has a pleasant, strong, and earthy flavor with firm flesh. It is very similar to the Penny Bun in appearance, but foragers should avoid harvesting it from polluted environments as it can accumulate mercury.

Nutrient Source

It forms symbiotic associations with living trees, exchanging nutrients in exchange for sugars produced by the tree.

Common Names

Basque

kaskabeltz, onto gorri

Czech

Hřib Borový

Danish

Rødbrun rørhat

Dutch

Denne-eekhoorntjesbrood, Denneneekhoorntjesbrood

English

Pine Bolete

Finnish

männynherkkutatti

French

Cèpe des pins

German

Kiefern Steinpilz, Kiefern-Steinpilz

Northern Sami

beahcegusaguoppar

Norwegian Bokmål

rødbrun steinsopp

Norwegian Nynorsk

raudbrun steinsopp

Spanish

boleto de pino, boleto del pino, Boleto del pino

Swedish

kopparröd stensopp, Rödbrun Stensopp, purpurstensopp

Welsh

Cap Tyllog Pinwydd

Synonyms

• Boletus fuscoruber
• Boletus pinicola
• Boletus pinicola