Almost indistinguishable from several other boletes, the field bolete features orange dots in the flesh of the bottom of the stem. As the specific epithet in its botanical name implies (in Latin, campestris means "of the pasture, from flat land, of the plains"), this mushroom is commonly encountered in grasslands.
Cap Diameter:
2 - 5 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 Field bolete
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Attributes of Field bolete
Cap Diameter
2 - 5 cm
Cap
Cap 2 - 5 cm across; convex; pinkish red; dry, velvety, conspicuously cracked