Pine Bolete

Boletus pinophilus Pilát & Dermek

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Edibility

Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Boletus pinophilus

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

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Photos

Photo: Alan Rockefeller. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Alan Rockefeller. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

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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Recorded observations of Pine Bolete by month
Month	Records
January	0
February	0
March	0
April	0
May	4
June	6
July	5
August	20
September	12
October	0
November	0
December	1

Where it is found

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

California 11 records · Foraging rules
Colorado 6 records · Foraging rules
Mississippi 5 records · Foraging rules
New Mexico 5 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 4 records · Foraging rules
Texas 4 records · Foraging rules
North Carolina 4 records · Foraging rules
West Virginia 3 records · Foraging rules
Maine 3 records · Foraging rules
Wyoming 3 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 3 records · Foraging rules
Washington 3 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 2 records · Foraging rules
Idaho 2 records · Foraging rules
Montana 1 records · Foraging rules

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Alabama1 records
Connecticut1 records
Nova Scotia1 records
Oregon1 records
Utah1 records

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Identification traits

Cap shape	convex
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	pores
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Stem features	bare
Spore print color	olive-brown

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

About

Boletus pinophilus, commonly known as the pine bolete or pinewood king bolete, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Boletus. Described by Italian naturalist Carlo Vittadini in 1835, B. pinophilus was for many years considered a subspecies or form of the porcini mushroom B. edulis before genetic studies confirmed its distinct status. In 2008, B. pinophilus in western North America were reclassified as a new species, B. rex-veris. The fungus produces spore-bearing fruit bodies (i.e. mushrooms) above ground under pine trees in summer and autumn. It has a red-brown to maroon-coloured cap and a large and bulbous stipe, covered with coarse orange-red reticulation. As with other boletes, the size of the fruiting body is variable. The fungus is found throughout Europe and western Asia. It grows predominantly in coniferous forests on sandy soil, forming ectomycorrhizal associations in symbiosis with living trees by enveloping the tree's underground roots with sheaths of fungal tissue. Host trees include various species of pine, the European silver fir and European spruce, as well as deciduous trees such as chestnut trees, oak and beech. B. pinophilus is edible, and may be preserved and cooked.

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