Boletus pinophilus

Boletus pinophilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Boletus
Species:
B. pinophilus
Binomial name
Boletus pinophilus
Pilát & Dermek (1973)[1]
Synonyms
  • Boletus aestivalis var. pinicola
    (Vittad.) Sacc[2]
  • Boletus edulis var. pinicola
    Vitt.[3]
  • Boletus edulis f. pinicola
    (Vittad.) Vassilkov[4]
  • Boletus pinicola
    (Vitt.) Venturi[3]
  • Boletus vinosulus
    (Kluzák, Papoušek & Šutara)[5]
Boletus pinophilus
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Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is olive-brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is choice

Boletus pinophilus, commonly known as the pine bolete or pinewood king bolete, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Boletus found throughout Europe and western Asia. Described by Italian naturalist Carlo Vittadini in 1835, B. pinophilus was for many years considered a subspecies or form of the porcini mushroom B. edulis before genetic studies confirmed its distinct status. In 2008, B. pinophilus in western North America were reclassified as a new species, B. rex-veris. B. pinophilus is edible, and may be preserved and cooked.

The fungus grows predominantly in coniferous forests on sandy soils, forming ectomycorrhizal associations in symbiosis with living trees by enveloping the tree's underground roots with sheaths of fungal tissue. Host trees include various species of pine, the European silver fir and European spruce, as well as deciduous trees such as chestnut trees, oak and beech. The fungus produces spore-bearing fruit bodies (known as "mushrooms") above ground under pine trees in summer and autumn. It has a red-brown to maroon-coloured cap and a large and bulbous stipe, covered with coarse orange-red reticulation. As with other boletes, the size of the fruiting body is variable.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference taxonomists was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Boletus aestivalis var. pinicola taxon record details at Index Fungorum". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b Phillips, Roger (1981). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Great Britain and Europe. London: Pan Books. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-330-26441-9.
  4. ^ "Boletus edulis f. pinicola taxon record details at Index Fungorum". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gallardi20 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).