Choice Edible
1 community sightings
Barrow's Bolete
Boletus barrowsii
Also known as: Barrow's Bolete, White King Bolete
Botanical Overview
Boletus barrowsii, also known in English as the white king bolete after its pale colored cap, is an edible and highly regarded fungus in the genus Boletus that inhabits western North America. Found under ponderosa pine and live oak in autumn, it was considered a color variant of the similarly edible B. edulis for many years.
Foraging Safety · Hazard Watch
Similar & Confusing Lookalikes
Never harvest or eat wild mushrooms based on photos alone. Always cross-check against these similar lookalikes:
Choice Edible
Cep
Boletus edulis
Edible
summer cep
Boletus reticulatus
Lookalike
Rubroboletus satanas
Rubroboletus satanas
Lookalike
Caloboletus calopus
Caloboletus calopus
Classification
Scientific Taxonomy
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Class Agaricomycetes
Order Boletales
Family Boletaceae
Genus Boletus
Safety Notice: Never consume any wild mushroom based exclusively on photographs or app identification. Many deadly poisonous species (such as Amanita phalloides) closely mimic edible varieties. Always verify your specimen in person with a certified expert mycologist.
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