Boletus chrysenteron
Bull. S. str.
Red cracking bolete
BoletaceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom
The mushroom is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. California.
Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, Mexico, North America, Russia, Sicily, Turkey, Türkiye, Ukraine, USA,
Countries: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, El Salvador, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A mushroom in the Boletaceae family found in temperate regions, including California.
Names & Synonyms
Xerocomus chrysenteron (Bull.) Quelet
References (5)
- Genccelep, H. et al, 2009, Determination of mineral contents of wild-grown edible mushrooms. Food Chemistry 113: 1033-1036
- http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/edible.html
- Lentini, F. and Venza, F., 2007, Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 3: 15
- Quinonez-Martinez, M., et al, 2014, Knowledge and use of edible mushrooms in two municipalities of the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico. Journal of Ethniobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:6
- Stryamets, N., et al, 2015, From economic survival to recreation: contemporary uses of wild food and medicine in rural Sweden, Ukraine and NW Russia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11:53
