Bitter Bolete
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 15th October 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70
in macro mode.
Fact File

Bitter Bolete.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local Names: 		Tylopilus felleus.
Boletales.
Boletaceae.
Habitat:

Cap:
Stem:
Season:
Edibility:
 		Usually solitary but can occur in small groups beneath oak, beech or other broadleaf trees and very occasionally with coniferous trees.
6 - 12 cms diameter.
10 - 18 mm diameter, 4 - 8 cms long.
August - November.
Inedible. Very bitter. Cooking doesn't help.
When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.