Boletus chippewaensis


Boletus chippewaensis A.H. Smith & Thiers

Cap is slightly tacky when wet, dry otherwise, smooth, yellowish with reddish smears becoming rusty to brick red. Pores are white initially, but become ochraceous with cinnamon-pink-brown staining. Pore edges can become pinkish-purple. Light tan to pink-brown stipe is paler than cap color. White netting near stem apex. This bolete is frequently identified as Boletus edulis. It is a choice edible and is in the Boletus edulis complex. It grows with conifers and in mixed woods. It is associated with Balsam fir. It is in the Boletaceae family of the Boletales order.

Boletus chippewaensis