The two-colored bolete is so-named because it sports a deep, brick-red cap and stem with a canary yellow pore surface. It could fairly be called the three-colored bolete, though, as injuries on the pore surface turn a deep shade of blue in a matter of minutes.
Cap Diameter:
4 - 16 cm
Odor:
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Two-colored bolete
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Attributes of Two-colored bolete
Cap Diameter
4 - 16 cm
Cap
Cap 4 - 16 cm; convex, nearly flat; red; textured like soft leather at maturity
Stem
Stem 5 - 15 cm long, 1.5 - 3 cm thick; equal, above a tapered base, solid; bright yellow at the apex, red below
Flesh
Pale yellow in cap, deep yellow in the stem; turn pale blue when sliced
The two-colored bolete is a woodland mushroom that lives in a symbiotic relationship with a host tree. It grows in deciduous forests, mostly under oak trees, in the soil near the roots. It helps the tree absorb water and nutrients while the tree feeds it with sugars and amino acids.
