List of bolete species
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The following is an incomplete list of some species of the mushroom
genus Boletus
. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains about 300 species.
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that...
genus Boletus
Boletus
Boletus is a genus of mushroom, comprising over 100 species. The genus Boletus was originally broadly defined and described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1821, essentially containing all fungi with pores...
. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains about 300 species.
Boletus abieticola
Boletus aereusBoletus aereusBoletus aereus is a bolete, an edible mushroom frequently consumed in the Basque Country, Navarre, France and Italy. It is commonly known as ontto beltza in Basque, porcino nero in Italian, and tête de nègre in French...
- Ontto beltza, porcino nero, queen bolete, bronzy bolete, bronzos vargánya- Boletus aestivalis
Boletus affinus
Boletus albidus (see B. radicansBoletus radicansBoletus radicans, also known as the rooting bolete or whitish bolete, is a large, rare ectomycorrhizal fungus found in Europe under deciduous trees in summer and autumn. It has a pale buff or white cap, yellow pores and a stout stem, and stains blue when bruised or cut...
)- Boletus albisulphureus - Chalky-white bolete
- Boletus alutaceus
Boletus amygdalinusBoletus amygdalinusBoletus amygdalinus is a fungus of the bolete family found in western North America. The fruit bodies, or mushrooms, are characterized by their thick, red to brown caps, red pores, and the strong bluing reaction observed when the mushroom tissue is injured or cut. The cap can reach diameters of up...- Boletus amyloideus
- Boletus aokii
- Boletus appendiculatusBoletus appendiculatusBoletus appendiculatus is an edible pored mushroom that grows under oaks. It is commonly known as the butter bolete.-Synonyms:* Boletus radicans var. appendiculatus Pers...
- Spindle-stemmed bolete - Boletus armeniacus
- Boletus atkinsonianus
- Boletus atkinsonii
- Boletus aurantiosplendens
- Boletus aureissimus
- Boletus aureomycelinus
- Boletus auriflammeus
- Boletus auripes
- Boletus auriporus
- Boletus badiusBoletus badiusBoletus badius , and commonly known as the Bay Bolete is an edible, pored mushroom from Europe and North America...
- Bay bolete - Boletus barrowsiiBoletus barrowsiiBoletus 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 southwestern North America...
- White king bolete - Boletus betula
- Boletus betulicola
- Boletus bicolorBoletus bicolorBoletus bicolor, also known in English as the two-colored bolete or red and yellow bolete after its two-tone coloring scheme of red and yellow, is an edible fungus of the Boletus genus that inhabits most of eastern North America, primarily east of the Rocky Mountains and in season during the summer...
- Two-colored bolete (North America) - Boletus bicoloroides
- Boletus billieae
- Boletus borneensis
- Boletus brasiliensis
- Boletus brevitubus
- Boletus brunneirubens
- Boletus brunneissimus
- Boletus brunneus
- Boletus caespitosus
- Boletus calocystides
- Boletus calopusBoletus calopusBoletus calopus, commonly known as the bitter beech bolete or scarlet-stemmed bolete, is a fungus of the bolete family, found in Northern Europe and North America. Appearing in coniferous and deciduous woodland in summer and autumn, the fruiting bodies are attractively coloured, with a reddish...
- Bitter beech bolete - Boletus campestris
- Boletus carminipes
- Boletus carminiporus
- Boletus castaneo-brunneus
- Boletus castanopsidis – Papua New Guinea
- Boletus caucasicus
- Boletus chippewaensis
- Boletus chromapes (now known as Tylopilus chromapes)
- Boletus chrysenteron - Red-cracked bolete
- Boletus cisalpinus Simonini, Ladurner & Peintner Boletus citrifragrans
- Boletus citrinoporus
- Boletus citrinovirens
- Boletus coccyginus
- Boletus coniferarum
- Boletus cookei
- Boletus curtisii
- Boletus cutifractus
- Boletus debeauxii
- Boletus declivitatum (C.Martin) Watling
- Boletus dimocarpicola
- Boletus discolor
- Boletus dryophilus
- Boletus dupainii - Europe, North America
- Boletus eastwoodiae
- Boletus edulisBoletus edulisBoletus edulis, commonly known as penny bun, porcino or cep, is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus Boletus. Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere across Europe, Asia, and North America, it does not occur naturally in the Southern Hemisphere, although it has been...
- Cep, porcini, king bolete, ontto txuri, penny bun - Boletus erythropusBoletus erythropusBoletus luridiformis, formerly known as Boletus erythropus, is a wild mushroom of the bolete family, all of which have tubes and pores, instead of gills beneath their caps. It is found in Northern Europe, and North America, and is sometimes commonly known as the Dotted Stem Bolete...
- Boletus fagicola
- Boletus fairchildianus
- Boletus fechtneriBoletus fechtneriBoletus fechtneri is an edible, rare Boletus mushroom found in warm, deciduous forest on chalk. Since it is rare, it should not be collected despite its good taste.-Description:...
- Pale bolete - Boletus ferrugineus
- Boletus ferruginosporus
- Boletus fibrillosusBoletus fibrillosusBoletus fibrillosus is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Boletus found in western North America. The fruiting bodies are found in mixed coastal forests in the fall. The cap is up to 17 cm wide, buff to brown to dark brown in color, and has a wrinkled to finely fibrous texture. The tubes...
- Boletus firmus
- Boletus flammans
- Boletus flaviporus
- Boletus flavoniger
- Boletus flavoruber
- Boletus flavus
- Boletus floridanus
- Boletus formosus
- Boletus fragrans
- Boletus fraternus
- Boletus frostiiBoletus frostiiBoletus frostii, commonly known as Frost's bolete or the apple bolete, is a bolete mushroom first described scientifically in 1874. A member of the Boletaceae family, the mushrooms produced by the fungus have tubes and pores instead of gills on the underside of its cap...
- Apple bolete, Frost's bolete - Boletus fuligineus
- Boletus fulvus
- Boletus fuscopunctatus
- Boletus gentiliis
- Boletus gertrudiae
- Boletus glabellus
- Boletus granulopunctatus
- Boletus griseus
- Boletus gyrodontoides
- Boletus haematinus
- Boletus harrisonii
- Boletus hemichrysus
- Boletus holoxanthus
- Boletus hortonii
- Boletus huronensis
- Boletus hypocarycinus
- Boletus hypoxanthus
- Boletus illudens
- Boletus impolitusBoletus impolitusBoletus impolitus, is a basidiomycete fungus of the Boletaceae family, that has tubes and pores instead of gills. These pores can be seen under the cap as tiny holes. It is edible, but rare, and should not be picked for the table. It grows beneath Quercus trees...
- Iodine bolete - Boletus inedulis
- Boletus innixus
- Boletus instabilis
- Boletus junquilleus
- Boletus kermesinus (Japan)
- Boletus laetissimus
- Boletus legaliaeBoletus legaliaeBoletus legaliae, previously known as B. splendidus or B. satanoides, is a basidiomycete fungus of the boletaceae family. It is poisonous, with predominantly gastrointestinal symptoms, and is related to Boletus satanas.-Taxonomy:...
- Boletus leptospermi
- Boletus lewisii
- Boletus lignatilis
- Boletus lignicola
- Boletus longicurvipes
- Boletus luridiformis
- Boletus luridellus
- Boletus luridiformis
- Boletus luridusBoletus luridusBoletus luridus, commonly known as the lurid bolete, is a fungus of the bolete family, found in deciduous woodlands in Europe and eastern North America. Fruiting bodies arise in summer and autumn and may be common. It is a solid bolete with an olive-brown cap, orange pores and stout ochre stem...
- Lurid bolete - Boletus luteocupreus
- Boletus lychnipes
- Boletus magnificus
- Boletus mahogonicolor
Boletus manicusBoletus manicusBoletus manicus is a species of fungus in the Boletaceae family of mushrooms. Found in Papua New Guinea, it was first described by French mycologist Roger Heim in 1963...
(New Guinea)- Boletus megalosporus
- Boletus melleoluteus
- Boletus michoacanusBoletus michoacanusBoletus michoacanus is a pored mushroom of the Boletaceae family. Found in Mexico, the species was described as new to science in 1978 by American mycologist Rolf Singer....
- Boletus miniato-olivaceus
- Boletus miniato-pallescens
- Boletus mirabilisBoletus mirabilisBoletus mirabilis, commonly known as the admirable bolete, the bragger's bolete, and the velvet top, is an edible species of fungus in the Boletaceae mushroom family...
- Admirable bolete - Boletus modestus
- Boletus moravicus
- Boletus morrisii
- Boletus mottiae
- Boletus neoregius
- Boletus nigricans
- Boletus nobilis
- Boletus nobilissimus
- Boletus novae-zelandiae
- Boletus obscuratus
- Boletus obscureumbrinus
- Boletus ochraceoluteus
- Boletus odaiensis
- Boletus oliveisporus
- Boletus ornatipes
- Boletus pallidoroseus
- Boletus pallidus
- Boletus paluster
- Boletus paradisiacus
- Boletus parasiticusBoletus parasiticusBoletus parasiticus, or Pseudoboletus parasiticus, commonly known as the Parasitic Bolete is a rare, inedible Boletus mushroom found on decaying earthballs .-Description:...
- Boletus patrioticus
- Boletus peckii
- Boletus peltatus
- Boletus perroseus
- Boletus persoonii
- Boletus phaeocephalus
- Boletus phytolaccae
- Boletus pinophilusBoletus pinophilusBoletus pinophilus, commonly known as the pine bolete or pinewood king bolete, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Boletus found throughout Europe. The large, edible fruiting bodies known as mushrooms appear under pine trees, generally in summer and autumn...
- Pinewood penny bun, pine cep - Boletus poeticus
- Boletus porosporusBoletus porosporusBoletus porosporus is a small wild mushroom in the Boletaceae family. These mushrooms have tubes and pores instead of gills beneath their caps...
G.Moreno & Bon syn. Xerocomus porosporus - Boletus projectellus
- Boletus pruinatus
- Boletus pseudoregius
- Boletus pseudoboletinus
- Boletus pseudocalopus
- Boletus pseudoregius
- Boletus pseudo-olivaceus
- Boletus pseudosensibilis
- Boletus pseudosulphureus
- Boletus puellaris
- Boletus pulcherrimusBoletus pulcherrimusBoletus pulcherrimus, commonly known as Alice Eastwood's boletus or the red-pored bolete, is a species of mushroom in the Boletaceae family. It is a large bolete from Western North America with distinguishing features that include a finely netted surface on the upper third of the stem, a red to...
- Boletus pulchriceps
- Boletus pulverulentusBoletus pulverulentusBoletus pulverulentus is an uncommon, edible Boletus mushroom found in deciduous and mixed forests, particularly on moist soil on slopes and under beech and oak trees. It is rare, but to be expected in eastern North America, early summer...
- Boletus punctilifer
- Boletus purpureorubellus
- Boletus purpureus
- Boletus pyrrhosceles
- Boletus queletiiBoletus queletiiBoletus queletii otherwise known as the deceiving bolete, is an uncommon, edible mushroom in the genus Boletus. It can be found in deciduous forest, at lower altitudes, mostly under beech.-Description:...
- Deceiving bolete - Boletus quercinus
- Boletus quercophilus
- Boletus radicansBoletus radicansBoletus radicans, also known as the rooting bolete or whitish bolete, is a large, rare ectomycorrhizal fungus found in Europe under deciduous trees in summer and autumn. It has a pale buff or white cap, yellow pores and a stout stem, and stains blue when bruised or cut...
Pers.- Whitish bolete - Boletus rainsii
- Boletus rawlingsii
- Boletus regineusBoletus regineusBoletus regineus, commonly known as the queen bolete, is an edible and highly regarded fungus of the Boletus family 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. Phylogenetic analysis...
- Queen bolete - Boletus regiusBoletus regiusBoletus regius, the regal or butter bolete, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Boletus found in Europe. B. regius has a pink cap, yellow flesh, and a reticulate pattern on the stem. Harry D. Thiers described a similar mushroom from California as B. regius, although it has yet to be shown to...
- Boletus reticulatusBoletus reticulatusBoletus reticulatus , and commonly referred to as the summer cep is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Boletus. It occurs in deciduous forests of Europe where it forms a symbiotic mycorrhizal relationship with species of oak...
(prev B. aestivalis) - Summer bolete - Boletus reticulocepsBoletus reticulocepsBoletus sensibilis is a species of fungus in the Boletaceae family. The species was first described scientifically in 1993 as Aureoboletus reticuloceps, and later transferred to the genus Boletus in 2005. The fruit bodies have a dry cap, that is yellowish-brown, deeply wrinkled and reticulated,...
- Boletus rex-verisBoletus rex-verisBoletus rex-veris, commonly known as the spring king bolete, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Boletus found in western North America. The large, edible fruiting bodies known as mushrooms appear under pine trees, generally in May to June. It has a pinkish to brownish cap and its stem is often...
- Spring king bolete - Boletus rhodopurpureusBoletus rhodopurpureusBoletus rhodopurpureus is an inedible fungus of the genus Boletus, found in coniferous forests mostly near silver fir or spruce on chalk, mainly at higher altitude.- Description :...
- Boletus rhodosanguineus
- Boletus rhodoxanthusBoletus rhodoxanthusBoletus rhodoxanthus is a fungus of the genus Boletus. It is a rare, inedible bolete found in warm deciduous forests of southern Europe mainly under oak and beech, on chalky soil.-Description:...
- Boletus ripariellus
- Boletus roseipes
- Boletus roseolus
- Boletus roxanae
Boletus rubellusBoletus rubellusBoletus rubellus, commonly known as the Ruby Bolete, is a small, dainty, brightly coloured member of the Boletus genus, with a reddish cap and stipe, and yellow pores. Like many boletes, it stains blue when cut or bruised. It is found in deciduous woodland in autumn...- Boletus ruborculus
- Boletus rubricitrinus
- Boletus rubripesBoletus rubripesBoletus rubripes, commonly known as the bitter bolete or red-stemmed bitter bolete, is a mushroom in the Boletaceae family. It is non-toxic but is so bitter as to be inedible....
- Bitter Bolete, Red-stemmed Bitter Bolete - Boletus rubroflammeus
- Boletus rubropunctus
- Boletus rufo-aureus
- Boletus rufo-brunnescens
- Boletus rufocinnamomeus
- Boletus rufomaculatus
- Boletus rugosellus
- Boletus rugosiceps
- Boletus satanas - Devil's bolete
- Boletus satanoides (see B. legaliaeBoletus legaliaeBoletus legaliae, previously known as B. splendidus or B. satanoides, is a basidiomycete fungus of the boletaceae family. It is poisonous, with predominantly gastrointestinal symptoms, and is related to Boletus satanas.-Taxonomy:...
) - Boletus sensibilisBoletus sensibilisBoletus sensibilis is a species of fungus in the Boletaceae family. The species was first described scientifically by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1879....
- Brick-cap bolete (Eastern North America) - Boletus sichianus
- Boletus smithii
- Boletus spadiceus
- Boletus speciosus
- Boletus sphaerocephalus
- Boletus splendidus (see B. legaliaeBoletus legaliaeBoletus legaliae, previously known as B. splendidus or B. satanoides, is a basidiomycete fungus of the boletaceae family. It is poisonous, with predominantly gastrointestinal symptoms, and is related to Boletus satanas.-Taxonomy:...
) - Boletus squamulistipes
- Boletus subappendiculatus
- Boletus subcaerulescensBoletus subcaerulescensBoletus subcaerulescens is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Boletus found in northeastern North America. The fruiting bodies are found associated with pine and spruce. The cap is up to 18 cm wide, convex to flat, and brown in color. The tubes are yellow and stain blue when bruised, while...
- Boletus subclavatosporus
- Boletus subdepauperatus
- Boletus subfraternus
- Boletus subglabripes
- Boletus subgraveolens
- Boletus subluridellus
- Boletus subluridus
- Boletus subsanguineus
- Boletus subsplendidus
- Boletus subtomentosusBoletus subtomentosusBoletus subtomentosus is a species of edible mushrooms in the family Boletaceae, occurring in forests throughout Eurasia, North America and Australia and forming a mycorrhizal relationship with a wide range of hardwood and conifer trees.-Taxonomy:Boletus subtomentosus was first described in 1753 by...
- Suede bolete - Boletus subvelutipes
- Boletus taianus
- Boletus tasmanicus
- Boletus tenax
- Boletus tomentipes
- Boletus tomentulosus
- Boletus torosus
- Boletus tristiculus
- Boletus truncatus
- Boletus tubulus
- Boletus umbriniporus
- Boletus variipes
- Boletus velutipes
- Boletus venenatus (Japan)
- Boletus vermiculosoides
- Boletus vermiculosus
- Boletus violaceofuscus
- Boletus viridiflavus
- Boletus viscidocorrugis
- Boletus weberi
- Boletus xanthocyaneus
- Boletus yunnanensis
- Boletus zelleriBoletus zelleriBoletus zelleri, commonly known as Zeller's Bolete, is an edible species of mushroom in the family Boletaceae. First described scientifically by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1912, the species has been juggled by various authors to several genera, including Boletus, Boletellus,...