GROUP 8, IDENTIFICATION KEY : COLORED FLESH, IMMUTABLE. 8.1 Reddish flesh above Peppery Bolete the tubes. Chalciporus piperatus 8.2 8 A Small fruitbodies, the Purplish flesh above Chalciporus piperatoides Peppery Bolete group. the tubes. Chalciporus piperatoides 8.3 8 B and 8 C Fruitbodies purplish red Purple-red Bolete at young age, brownish Chalciporus rubinellus at maturity. GROUP 8, IDENTIFICATION KEY : COLORED FLESH, IMMUTABLE. 8.4 Cap brown to yellowish Glabrescent Bolete brown; pale yellow stipe Boletus subglabripes marked with reddish lines with age. Cap olive brown, reddish 8.5 brown with age; stipe Yellow-craked Bolete yellowish to brownish Xerocomus subtomentosus red. 8.6 8 B Medium to large Cap brown to reddish Bai Bolete fruitbodies; non brown; stipe the same Xerocomus badius reticulate stipe. color as the cap. Imleria badia Stipe ± the same Pore surface Yellowish whitish color as the cap, golden yellow flesh in the cap, 8.7 Cap brown, reddish bulbous, tapered and then brown in the Clustered Brown Bolete 8B The continuation. brown to wine red; stipe at the base. brownish yellow stipe. Aureoboletus innixus 8 C Medium to large ± of the same color. at maturity or fruitbodies, reticulate when bruised. stipe. Cap brown-yellow to 8.8 reddish-brown deeply Horton’s Bolete pleated-alveolate. Boletus hortonii GROUP 8, IDENTIFICATION KEY : Cap in various Orange yellow Pore surface Yellowish to COLORED FLESH, IMMUTABLE. shades of brown stipe, streaked, whitish to olive- whitish flesh, 8.9 orange. widened grey, olive-yellow immutable when Aureoboletus roxanae Stipe yellow-orange, downward to with age. cut. Aureoboletus roxanae striated, widened clavate. Xerocomus 8B Non reticulate stipe, downwards to clavate. roxanae the continuation. Prominent yellow 8.10 reticulations; Ornate-stalked Bolete everything is tinged Retiboletus ornatipes with yellow. Boletus ornatipes Brunissant avec l’âge. 8.11 Gray reticulations less Gray Bolete marked than the Ornate- Retiboletus griseus stalked Bolete. Boletus griseus 8 C Medium to large fruitbodies, reticulate stipe. Ribbed at the top of the 8. stipe forming a partial Xerocomus illudens reticulum; pinkish Xerocomus illudens orange to brownish Boletus orange cap. illudens Pore surface pale yellow, olive- 8.13 Stipe finely yellow yellow at Butter-foot Bolete reticulate towards the maturity. Boletus auripes apex. Boletus aureissimus GROUP 8, IDENTIFICATION KEY : COLORED FLESH, IMMUTABLE. A small bolete, frequent but never very numerous, fruiting throughout the season. It is recognized by its brown cap, its yellowish stipe, its brownish pore 8.1 Reddish flesh above surface with large pores, its yellow flesh in the stipe often reddish above the Peppery Bolete the tubes. tubes and its slightly peppery flavor. Chalciporus piperatus Dehydrated and powdered, it is used as a condiment. This very rare bolete can be recognized by its reddish-brown cap, its brown-red or paler-colored stipe, the rusty brown pore surface, its tubes with wide pores and 8.2 8 A Small fruitbodies, the Purplish flesh above especially the purplish color of its flesh above the tubes. Chalciporus piperatoides Peppery Bolete group. the tubes. Chalciporus piperatoides Small to medium-sized, the Purple Bolete is distinguished by its purple red colors at a young age that fade towards pale brown with age. 8.3 Fruitbodies purplish red It is probably one of the most beautiful boletes you can meet. Purple-red Bolete at young age, brownish Chalciporus rubinellus at maturity. 8 B and 8 C GROUP 8, IDENTIFICATION KEY : COLORED FLESH, IMMUTABLE. Brown cap fading with age. Yellowish pore surface, stipe and flesh. Pore surface Cap brown to yellowish immutable, small and round pores. 8.4 brown; pale yellow stipe At maturity (or later) reddish lines appear on the stipe and greenish blue spots Glabrescent Bolete marked with reddish appear on the pore surface. Boletus subglabripes lines with age. After the King Bolete, it is the best bolet that can be marketed; its flesh does not change colour or reduce to cooking. Brown cap tinged with olive green at first, then yellowish with age, often cracked Cap olive brown, reddish at maturity. Stipe with ribbed lines at the apex, but not reticulate, punctuate with 8.5 brown with age; stipe brown patches on a yellowish background. Yellow-craked Bolete yellowish to brownish Pore surface yellow at the beginning, olivaceous at maturity, immutable or Xerocomus subtomentosus red. slightly bluish when bruised. Pores wide, angular. White flesh in the cap, yellowish in the stipe, immutable, sometimes bluish or slightly yellowing when cut. Often on stumps or trunks rotten on the ground. Stipe of the same color as the cap: dark brown to brown red, sometimes tinged with olive at maturity. 8.6 8 B Medium to large Cap brown to reddish Pore surface yellowish, olivaceous at maturity, bluish when bruised; round to Bai Bolete fruitbodies; non brown; stipe the same angular pores. Xerocomus badius reticulate stipe. color as the cap. Immutable white flesh, sometimes bluishing a little when cut. Imleria badia Very variable in appearance. Pale brown cap, yellow brown to olevaceous brown. Cap brown, reddish Yellowish stipe with brownish lines. Pore surface yellow, fading with age; circular 8.7 brown to wine red; stipe to angular pores, very wide at maturity. Clustered Brown Bolete 8B The continuation. ± of the same color. White to pale yellow flesh, reddish under the pileipellis, brownish in the stipe. Aureoboletus 8 C Medium to large innixus fruitbodies, reticulate stipe. Conspicuously corrugated and pittedcap in various shades of yellow brown. Pale yellow to pale brown stipe, sometimes with reddish shades downward. 8.8 Cap brown-yellow to Pore surface yellow at a young age, olivaceous afterwards, sometimes slowly Horton’s Bolete reddish-brown deeply bluish when bruised; round to angular pores. Boletus hortonii pleated-alveolate. White flesh, immutable, sometimes faintly bluish when cut GROUP 8, IDENTIFICATION KEY : Yellow brown to rust-brown cap at a young age, orange-yellow at maturity, paler COLORED FLESH, IMMUTABLE. towards the margin. Stipe streaked longitudinally, at least in the upper part, 8.9 orange-yellow to pale brown with a paler area at the apex. Aureoboletus roxanae Stipe yellow-orange, Pore surface whitish at the beginning, pale yellow to dark yellow at maturity. Aureoboletus roxanae striated, widened White-to-pale yellow flesh, immutable. Xerocomus 8 B Non reticulate stipe, downwards to clavate. roxanae the continuation. Everything is tinged with yellow for this bolete with a cap ranging from yellow to dark brown or greenish brown. Yellow stipe, strongly reticulated along its entire 8.10 Prominent yellow length and this reticulum is yellow. The pore surface is yellow at a young age Ornate-stalked Bolete reticulations; becoming brownish yellow with age and immutable; round to angular pores. Retiboletus ornatipes everything is tinged Yellowish, immutable flesh (some specimens may have a reddish flesh in the Boletus with yellow. stipe). ornatipes This bolete is very less frequent than the Ornate-stalked Bolete. Cap grey to brown grey, developing yellowish to brownish hues with age; often scaly at 8.11 Gray reticulations less maturity. Stipe adorned with a prominent grey reticulun at the beginning, Gray Bolete marked than the Ornate- developing yellow or reddish hues with age. Pore surface whitish to grey-brown, Retiboletus griseus stalked Bolete. immutable or browning when bruised. Boletus griseus Yellowish flesh, darker in the stipe, immutable. 8 C Medium to large fruitbodies, reticulate stipe. Cap in various shades of orange at the beginning, brownish orange at maturity. Ribbed at the top of the Stipe equal or attenuated downward, ribbed, at least in the upper part, and 8.12 stipe forming a partial whose lines form a partial reticulum. Pore surface yellow, immutable or Xerocomus illudens reticulum; pinkish sometimes browning or bluish when bruised; broad, angular pores. Xerocomus illudens orange to brownish Whitish to pale yellow flesh, immutable or sometimes becoming slightly reddish Boletus orange cap. in the stipe. illudens Cap colour ranging from yellow to dark brown. Yellowish stipe with a fine yellow reticulum. 8.13 Stipe finely yellow Yellow pore surface at the beginning, olivaceous yellow at maturity, immutable; Butter-foot Bolete reticulate towards the round to angular pores. Boletus auripes apex. Immutable, yellow flesh. Boletus aureissimus GROUP 8, IDENTIFICATION KEY : COLORED FLESH, IMMUTABLE. English name: Peppery Bolete French name: Bolet poivré 8.1 Reddish flesh above Latin names: Chalciporus piperatus, Boletus piperatus, Ceriomyces piperatus, Peppery Bolete the tubes. Ixocomus piperatus, Leccinum piperatum, Suillus piperatus, Viscipellis piperata, Chalciporus piperatus Ceriomyces ferruginatus… English name: French name: Bolet faux-poivré 8.2 8 A Small fruitbodies, the Purplish flesh above Latin names: Chalciporus piperatoides, Boletus piperatoides Chalciporus piperatoides Peppery Bolete group. the tubes. Chalciporus piperatoides English names: Purple-red Bolete, Purple Bolete French name: Bolet rubigineux 8.3 Fruitbodies purplish red Latin names:: Chalciporus rubinellus, Boletus rubinellus, Suillus rubinellus, Purple-red Bolete at young age, brownish Tubiporus rubinellus Boletus pseudorubinellus… Chalciporus rubinellus at maturity. 8 B and 8 C GROUP 8, IDENTIFICATION KEY : Trade names: Golden Bolete, Bolet doré, Bolet glabrescent COLORED FLESH, IMMUTABLE. English names: Glabrescent Bolete, Smoothish-stemmed