Boletus barrowsii

Boletus barrowsii
Boletus barrowsii,
San Luis Obispo County, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Boletus
Species:
B. barrowsii
Binomial name
Boletus barrowsii
Thiers & A.H.Sm. (1976)
Boletus barrowsii
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Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Spore print is olive
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is choice

Boletus barrowsii, also known in English as the white king bolete after its pale colored cap, is an edible and highly regarded fungus in the genus Boletus that inhabits western North America. Found under ponderosa pine and live oak in autumn, it was considered a color variant of the similarly edible B. edulis for many years.[1][2]

  1. ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. p. 529. ISBN 0-89815-169-4.
  2. ^ Thiers HD, Smith AH (1976). "Boletes of the Southwestern United States". Mycotaxon. 3 (2): 261–73.