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.
Learning content – not identification
Images, text and app suggestions cannot confirm a species or food safety.
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.
Season
Summer and autumn.
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.