Orange Oak Bolete in Finland Proper: the week ahead
Leccinum aurantiacum
The map below is built from the measurement network. A 2.5 km grid with a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.
Flush phase
- Quiet
- Starting
- Building
- Peak
- Fading
Updated 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST
7 days
Index, day by day
Week's best 58 — on Mondayaverage 55by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5720 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5323 Sept
- Thu5024 Sept
Numbers are taken at the measurement point nearest the centre of the region — a real calculation at one place, not an average over the area.
Map
Where to look: orange oak bolete
A field over the measurement network. The colour here is for the leading species at each point, not for this one; a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.
Orange Oak Bolete in Finland Proper: where to look
Orange Oak Bolete: the species in brief
How to tell it
A robust bolete with an orange to brick-red cap and a pale stem covered in darker scab-like scales. The cut flesh changes colour.
Where it grows
Associated with broadleaved trees, including aspen, poplar and oak, depending on region and taxonomic treatment.
In the kitchen
Good fried, in soups or preserved. The flesh becomes much darker during cooking.
Nutrition
Low in calories with a modest amount of protein.
This is a note about the species, not about what is in your basket. Full card with lookalikes →
What else is out here now
The other species in this region, by today's index.
Orange Oak Bolete in neighbouring regions
A regional boundary means nothing to a mushroom, and the next region is sometimes closer than the far side of your own. The index is for today.