Bay Bolete in Krasnodar Krai: the week ahead

Imleria badia

Today

Bay Bolete
Quiet

confidence 39%

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 25on Wednesdayaverage 21by the weekend rising

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today2017 Sept
  2. Fri2118 Sept
  3. Sat2119 Sept
  4. Sun2020 Sept
  5. Mon2121 Sept
  6. Tue2222 Sept
  7. Wed2523 Sept

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Where to look: bay bolete

About the species. Edible when correctly identified and cooked. The pores and flesh may turn blue when bruised or cut; this is normal. Bay Bolete can accumulate radiocaesium more readily than some other boletes. In areas where local authorities issue advice about radioactive contamination, follow that advice and consider choosing other species. Avoid polluted ground such as roadsides and former industrial sites.

Bay Bolete in Krasnodar Krai: where to look

Bay Bolete — botanical illustration

Bay Bolete: the species in brief

How to tell it

The cap is chestnut to bay brown, usually dry or slightly velvety. The pores are pale when young and bruise blue-green when pressed. The stem is fairly even and lacks the raised net-like pattern seen on Penny Bun.

Where it grows

Mostly in coniferous woodland, especially with pine and spruce, often among moss and leaf litter. Widespread across Europe.

In the kitchen

Good fried, dried or preserved. The blue colour usually fades during cooking.

Nutrition

Low in calories and a modest source of protein. Values vary with age, water content and growing conditions.

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What else is out here now

The other species in this region, by today's index.

Bay 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.