Yellow-footed bolete

Overview

The yellow-footed bolete, Harrya chromapes, is a forest bolete with a yellow stem. It is an ectomycorrhizal fungus, growing in partnership with tree roots, and it has been known under several names. Older records use Tylopilus chromapes and Leccinum chromapes, and the catalogue lists Tylopilus chromapes as a search alias.

Distribution

MushroomExpert places the species in the eastern and midwestern United States, in Texas and in Mexico. The catalogue records its food use in Mexico, and the regional record is the reason the species is on this list.

Food use and the insect problem

Reports describe the species as edible, but popular with insects, so the fruit bodies are often infested with maggots. The catalogue's wording, food use recorded but not uniformly preferred, reflects that mixed reception.

The catalogue cites a 2017 paper in the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine for the Mexican food record. That paper could not be opened for this page, so the local names, preparations and the extent of use are not recorded here.

Habitat

The catalogue describes the habitat as forest and the association as ectomycorrhizal. The host trees and the fruiting season are not given in the evidence read, so neither is stated here.

Safety and what is not known

Reports call the mushroom edible, but no safety assessment or toxin profile was found in the evidence read. Insect damage affects the fruit bodies and matters when the mushroom is gathered and cleaned. Boletes are hard to identify, and identification should be confirmed by a qualified expert. Nothing on this page is advice for collecting or identifying wild boletes.