Boletus edulis Fries Syst. Hymenophore Pores very small, pallid, becoming dull yellow, finally dingy yellowish-green. Spore print olive-brown. Edibility Edible and choice.
Buttons are usually prepared fresh while large specimens are typically dried.
Like many members of the bolete group, fruiting bodies of Boletus edulis are frequently colonized with fly larva making it difficult sometimes to find edible specimens. A close relative is Boletus aereus which differs in having a darker cap with a whitish wash when young, and occurs with mixed hardwoods as opposed to pines. Bessette et al.