Orange Oak Bolete in Hessen: 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.

Today

Orange Oak Bolete
Starting

confidence 46%

Flush phase

  1. Quiet
  2. Starting
  3. Building
  4. Peak
  5. Fading

Updated 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST

7 days

Index, day by day

Week's best 33average 31by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today3317 Sept
  2. Fri3218 Sept
  3. Sat3319 Sept
  4. Sun3120 Sept
  5. Mon3021 Sept
  6. Tue3022 Sept
  7. Wed3023 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.

About the species. Edible when correctly identified and thoroughly cooked. The flesh can turn grey, blue-grey or almost black after cutting. This is a normal chemical reaction, not a sign of spoilage.

Orange Oak Bolete in Hessen: where to look

Orange Oak Bolete — botanical illustration

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.