Boletus bicolor (Boletus bicolor)

Systematics:
  • Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
  • Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
  • Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
  • Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
  • Order: Boletales (Boletales)
  • Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)
  • Genus: Boletus
  • Type: Boletus bicolor
  • Bollet bicolor
  • Ceriomyces bicolor

Boletus bicolor (Boletus bicolor) photo and description

This type of mushroom is considered edible. So, the hat in the process of growing up the fungus changes its original convex shape to a more open one.

The film of bicolor boletus has a pronounced color, namely, rich pink-red.

In the section, the mushroom pulp is yellow, in the places where the cut was made – a bluish tint.

The stem of the mushroom is also pink-red in color.

The tubular layers, which vainly hide under the cap, are yellow.

Most of these mushrooms can be seen in North America during the warm months, that is, the summer months.

The main thing when collecting is to pay attention to the fact that the edible mushroom has a twin brother, which, unfortunately, is inedible. Therefore, be extremely careful. The only difference is the color of the hat – it is less saturated.

An interesting fact is that the bicolor boletus is also called a bolete, since it is a bolete family, but it is used extremely rarely.

In most cases, the bicolor boletus is called nothing more than a white mushroom. Yes, by the way, mushrooms can also be attributed to mushrooms.

This mushroom can be found in coniferous and deciduous forests.

Not all mushrooms of this type are edible.

Those types of mushrooms that can be eaten are often used in cooking, as they bring nutritional value to our body and give food a unique nutty taste.

Surprisingly, if you cook the broth with mushrooms, it will be much more nutritious than if you cook it with meat.

You can also take note that dried mushrooms are much more valuable in terms of energy food than ordinary chicken eggs, twice as much.

Poisonous

Boletus is inedible. This double is distinguished by a hat with a less saturated color. Boletus is pink-purple.

The pink-purple bolet differs from the two-colored bolet by the flesh, which quickly darkens after damage and after a while acquires a wine hue. In addition, its pulp has an unsaturated fruity aroma with sour notes and a sweetish aftertaste.

Edible

The pine white mushroom differs from the two-color Boletus in that it has a brown, stocky plump stem and a bumpy hat, painted in red-brown or red-brown tone. It only grows under pine trees.

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