Cep

Edibility

Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Boletus edulis

Classification from Wikipedia: Boletus edulis. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Photos

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

• California 357 records · Foraging rules
• Washington 139 records · Foraging rules
• British Columbia 126 records · Foraging rules
• Alaska 90 records · Foraging rules
• Oregon 84 records · Foraging rules
• Ontario 76 records · Foraging rules
• Colorado 68 records · Foraging rules
• Quebec 61 records · Foraging rules
• North Carolina 59 records · Foraging rules
• Pennsylvania 58 records · Foraging rules
• Wyoming 55 records · Foraging rules
• Utah 51 records · Foraging rules
• New York 46 records · Foraging rules
• Nova Scotia 42 records · Foraging rules
• Minnesota 38 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Boletus edulis (English: cep, penny bun, porcino) is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus Boletus. It is prized as an edible mushroom. The fungus produces spore-bearing fruit bodies above ground in summer and autumn. The fruit body has a large brown cap which can reach 30 cm (12 in) in diameter and 3 kg (6 lb 10 oz) in weight. Like other boletes, it has tubes extending downward from the underside of the cap, rather than gills; spores escape at maturity through the tube openings (pores). The pore surface of the fruit body is whitish when young, aging to a greenish-yellow. The stout stipe (or stem) is white or yellowish, up to 25 cm (10 in) tall and 7 cm (3 in) thick, and partially covered with a raised network pattern (reticulations). The fungus grows in deciduous and coniferous forests and tree plantations, forming symbiotic ectomycorrhizal associations with living trees by enveloping the tree's underground roots with sheaths of fungal tissue. Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere across Eurasia and North America, it does not occur naturally in the Southern Hemisphere but has been introduced to it. Several closely related European mushrooms formerly thought to be varieties or forms of B. edulis have been shown using molecular phylogenetic analysis to be distinct species, while others previously classified as separate species are conspecific with B. edulis. The western North American species commonly known as the California king bolete (B. edulis var. grandedulis) is a large, darker-coloured variant first formally identified in 2007. B. edulis is held in high regard in many cuisines and is commonly prepared and eaten in soups, pasta, or risotto. The mushroom is low in fat and digestible carbohydrates, while being high in protein, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. Although it is sold commercially, it is very difficult to cultivate. Available fresh in autumn throughout Europe and Russia, it is most often dried, packaged, and distributed worldwide. It keeps its flavour after drying and is then reconstituted and used in cooking. B. edulis is also one of the few fungi sold pickled.

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