Source-reviewed species profile
Bitter beech bolete Caloboletus calopus
Pale cap, yellow pores, red on the stem and an intensely bitter taste. This profile covers broad field features, season and habitat.
Where can I find bitter beech bolete?
Deciduous and coniferous woodland, often on richer soil.
In Mycoverse you can select Bitter beech bolete and compare candidate search areas using a species-specific assessment of rainfall, estimated soil moisture, temperature, forest type, tree signals, canopy cover, terrain and season. Where source coverage is available, the assessment also uses historical species observations. Historical observations are historical data, not recent finds.
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Field features
- Pale cap, yellow pores, red on the stem and an intensely bitter taste.
Habitat and search guidance
Deciduous and coniferous woodland, often on richer soil.
Months
June–November
Safety status
Not presented as a food mushroom. This profile supports learning and safer boundaries; it does not approve a finding.
Sources and review status
- Normlisten 2026 – Fagmykologisk råd
- Norges sopp- og nyttevekstforbund – Normlistesopp
- Artsdatabanken – rørsoppordenen
- Giftinformasjonen – trygg sopptur
Last reviewed: 9 August 2026.