Boletus coniferarum

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Boletus coniferarum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Boletus
Species:
B. coniferarum
Binomial name
Boletus coniferarum
Lebedeva (1949)

Boletus coniferarum, the conifer bolete, is a mushroom of the genus Boletus native to North America. The species is inedible [1] due to its extremely bitter taste. [2]

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The semi-velvety cap is grayish and the yellow tubes stain dark blue. [2] The stipe is yellowish, darkening in age, and sometimes larger near the base. [2] The flesh is buff and stains blue. [2]

Boletus frustosus is similar, but has reddish hues at the bottom of the stipe, [2] as does Cyanoboletus pulverulentus , which stains a greener hue than B. coniferarum and tastes mild. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 264. ISBN   978-1-55407-651-2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 215–216. ISBN   978-0-88192-935-5.


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