The mushroom cap is most often brown, chestnut, diameter up to 15 cm, but there are specimens over 20 cm. The shape is slightly arched, later flattened, even curled over time. The hat may be cracked at the edges if dry weather conditions prevail. The surface of the fungus is usually dry, slippery after rainfall and may be slimy. It has tubes underneath, in young fruiting bodies it is white, then slightly creamy, yellow. When touched or damaged, they turn blue, gray and blue.

The leg can be up to 15 cm high, up to 4 cm thick and of various shapes depending on where the mushroom grows. Boletus mushrooms growing in mosses usually have thin, long legs, while those growing in sandy soil may have thick, cylindrical short legs. The color of the leg is yellow-brown, yellowish.

White, yellow flesh, as well as the tubes, turns blue when crushed or damaged. Very pleasant mushroom flavor, mild mushroom smell.

Occurrence: The brown boletus is very common. It grows in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. it appears in summer and grows until later in autumn, it is often found in winter when it is warm. Likes deciduous and coniferous forests. It grows both in the ground and on old trunks, near fallen trees and clusters of branches.

Value: Edible mushroom very tasty. It has many culinary uses. It is suitable for consumption after cooking, frying and drying. It is used to make sauces, soups and marinades.

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