Boletus barrowsii
Thiers & A. H. Sm.
BoletaceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The species is edible and highly regarded in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. It was eaten for many years while assumed to be a form of B. edulis.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Mexico, North America,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A mushroom.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Boletus barrowsii, also known in English as the white king bolete after its pale colored cap, is a species of fungus in the genus Boletus. It was formerly considered a color variant of B. edulis. It can be found under ponderosa pine and live oak in western North America during autumn. It is edible and highly regarded.
References (1)
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
