Satan's bolete
Rubroboletus satanas · 撒旦牛肝菌
Rare牛肝菌科⚠️ Poisonous
Reference sources list this as a poisonous mushroom.
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 grayish white; stem stout, red, and netted
- Pores red; flesh bruises blue when cut
- Grows in hardwood forests on calcareous soil
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
- 8–25 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Rare
- Habitat
- Oak woods on limestone
Easily Confused With
Lanmao's boleteLanmao's bolete has a brown cap rather than grey-white, and a red-and-yellow stem.
PorciniPorcini's pores go white to yellow-green, its stem is white-brown with a net and it doesn't blue; Satan's bolete has red pores.Fun Fact
A pale grayish cap paired with blood-red pores, and a stout stem etched with red netting; eaten raw it causes violent vomiting, making it Europe's most notorious poisonous bolete.