Boletus barrowsii
| Boletus barrowsii | |
|---|---|
| Boletus barrowsii, San Luis Obispo County, California | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Boletus |
| Species: | B. barrowsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Boletus barrowsii | |
| Boletus barrowsii Mycological characteristics | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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