Bitter bolete
Tylopilus felleus · 苦粉孢牛肝菌
Occasional牛肝菌科❓ Inedible
Non-toxic, but woody or intensely bitter in texture — not eaten as food.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Cap brown; stem coarsely netted with dark brown
- Pores white, turning pink; distinctly pink in old specimens
- Grows in conifer forests; extremely bitter
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 牛肝菌科
- Hymenium
- Pores
- Grows On
- Mycorrhizal
- How Big
- 5–15 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Ground in conifer woods
Easily Confused With
PorciniCap brown, margin slightly paler, like a baked loafFun Fact
Not toxic, but bitter enough that a single small piece can ruin a whole pot of soup. One way to tell it from porcini: its stem netting is coarser and darker brown, and its pores have a pinkish tint.