Patriotic bolete is thought to have gained its common name for its red cap, cream stripe and blue bruising, echoing the flag colors of the US. Patriotic bolete can often be located during the summer and early autumn in grassy areas beneath oak or in woods where oak can be found.
Cap Diameter:
3 - 13 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 Patriotic bolete
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Attributes of Patriotic bolete
Cap Diameter
3 - 13 cm
Height
3 - 5 cm
Cap
Cap 3 - 13 cm wide; convex, to nearly plane; olive, pinkish to dark red; dry, velvety-tomentose; margin incurved to decurved, with a narrow band of sterile tissue
Stem
2.5 - 10 cm long, 1 - 2 cm thick; solid, usually enlarged downward; rosy red and olive; dry, pruinose to scurfy
Flesh
Pink; turns slightly darker pink when cut
Spore Print Color
Olive brown
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
Brown
Green
Yellow
Red
White
Pink
Flesh Bruises
Discolor to blue
Growth Form
Solitary, Scattered
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
On soil
You can find Patriotic bolete by these plants:
Pines, Oaks
Species Status
Widely distributed
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Patriotic bolete
On the ground, often in grassy areas, under oak, and in mixed woods with oak present
