Boletus regineus | |
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From Little River (Mendocino County), California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Boletaceae |
Genus: | Boletus |
Species: | B. regineus
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Binomial name | |
Boletus regineus
D.Arora & Simonini (2008)
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Boletus regineus | |
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Pores on hymenium | |
Cap is convex | |
Hymenium is adnate | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is olive | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is choice |
Boletus regineus, commonly known as the queen bolete, [1] is an edible and highly regarded fungus of the genus Boletus that inhabits southwestern North America. It was considered a variant of the similarly edible B. edulis for many years until declared a unique species in 2008. [2] Phylogenetic analysis has shown B. regineus as a member of a clade, or closely related group, with B. subcaerulescens, Gastroboletus subalpinus, B. pinophilus, B. fibrillosus, and B. rex-veris. [3]
The cap is 5–18 cm (2–7 in) wide, convex then flat, brown with a whitish dusting when young. [4] The stalk is 5–15 cm long, 3–6 cm wide, clavate then equal, and whitish tan. [4]
Boletus regineus | |
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From Little River (Mendocino County), California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Boletaceae |
Genus: | Boletus |
Species: | B. regineus
|
Binomial name | |
Boletus regineus
D.Arora & Simonini (2008)
|
Boletus regineus | |
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Pores on hymenium | |
Cap is convex | |
Hymenium is adnate | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is olive | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is choice |
Boletus regineus, commonly known as the queen bolete, [1] is an edible and highly regarded fungus of the genus Boletus that inhabits southwestern North America. It was considered a variant of the similarly edible B. edulis for many years until declared a unique species in 2008. [2] Phylogenetic analysis has shown B. regineus as a member of a clade, or closely related group, with B. subcaerulescens, Gastroboletus subalpinus, B. pinophilus, B. fibrillosus, and B. rex-veris. [3]
The cap is 5–18 cm (2–7 in) wide, convex then flat, brown with a whitish dusting when young. [4] The stalk is 5–15 cm long, 3–6 cm wide, clavate then equal, and whitish tan. [4]