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It might be Leccinum crocipodium.

Hello Barbara!

Was the foot pinkish near the hat?
Found one just like yours today.
Also thought it was a KJ. Although i saw no netting near the hat.

Hi Tipula! No pink at all.  White foot, yellowish sponge, yellow hat. Do you have pictures of yours?

Interesting specimens! So perhaps leccinum crocipodium, like Sven suggests…? Darn it, if it is.  I was looking forward to eating those ;)

Well, the kind that Sven suggests is edible.

The leccinums have black or gray or brown “flakes” on their feet. KJ always has a white net. It can be very discreet though on young specimens.

Leccinums don’t smell like KJ. This would be most evident if you fry or dry your findings.

KJ can have different colours on their hats. I’ve found small ones with nearly white hats.

Leccinums are edible but need to be cooked properly, like for at least 20 minutes, otherwise they can cause upset stomach in sensitive people. I personally have no gastro-intestinal problems with them.

Are the sponge yellow on the smallest specimens as well? The sponge of KJ is white at first, then grayish-white, then yellow and finally yellow-green. But on the smallest ones, or rather, the youngest ones, the sponge should be white for it to be KJ.

Boletus edulis with yedllowish caps were formerly known as Boletus venturi and are now commonly referred as Boletus edulis forma citrinus.
See Picture online: Boletales. com (Boletus edulis)

The sponge is white on all of the smaller ones. To me, it looks like a KJ but with a yellow hat. Even smells like them.  The feet are narrower than KJ’s, however.  Tall, straight, no bulging.

They don’t look anything like the picture of Leccinum crocipodium here on svampguiden, and when I Google Leccinum crocipodium only a couple of the pictures look similar to the ones I found here.

There aren’t any black or brown specks on the feet at all. Quite clean, just the (faint) netting on the foot near the hat.

I then took Richard’s advice and looked up Boletus venturiBoletus edulis forma citrinus. I am certain that is what I have, thanks Richard!! But the last question is, are they delicious edibles? :)

I too want to thank Richard. Really interesting info!!

The feet on KJ can be rather narrow so at first you mistake it for a brunsopp, boletus badius. I find that finluden stensopp often have more narrow feet than KJ, but that could be a coincidence or a local phenomenon.

I too want to know if the yellow KJ is edible. It seems edible.

Barbara, if you have to wait for a reply on the edibility-question, you should dry the specimens you have in thin slices, because they won’t keep very long in the fridge.

KJ with yellow cap is as edible and delicious as the normal species.
I have seen and eaten the yellow one in Spain and France, never in Sweden. KJ with lighter brown caps can be found here with birch and are known as Boletus f. betulicola.
Even very black-brown KJ can be found in parks with other trees.

Here’s a picture of my find of B. betulicola, nowadays a form of B. edulis. As Richard says, it’s edible like the main form.

Thank you for the information, Richard!

Karl, how do they taste? Like a KJ? Do you dry them? I took Buffy’s advice and dried them while awaiting their edibilty.

Sorry it was a long time ago — me not remember. Anyway, it’s just a form, not even a subspecies or variety, so it should have the same chemistry — hence taste — as the type form.