Bay Bolete in Basilicata: the week ahead
Imleria badia
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 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST
7 days
Index, day by day
Week's best 10average 9by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today817 Sept
- Fri818 Sept
- Sat919 Sept
- Sun920 Sept
- Mon1021 Sept
- Tue1022 Sept
- Wed1023 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: bay 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.
Bay Bolete in Basilicata: where to look
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.
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.
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.