Boletus variipes
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BoletaceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
While its odor and taste are mild, the species is a choice edible mushroom.
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 variipes is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It is native to North America and mycorrhizal with hardwoods. It is an edible mushroom.
Names & Synonyms
Wuheniuganjun
References (3)
- Alonso-Aguilar, L. E., et al, 2014, The cultural significance of wild mushrooms in San Mateo Huexoyucan, Tlaxcala, Mexico. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:27
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
- Hall, I. R., et al, 2003, Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. Timber Press. p 314
