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Boletus barrowsii.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Boletus barrowsii Mushroom
Ref No: 7219
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location: North America
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
spore colour: Olivaceous
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Boletus barrowsii Smith Cap 6-25cm across, convex becoming broadly convex to flat; whitish, creamy with a pinkish tinge, to buff; smooth or suede-like. Tubes up to 25mm deep; white to yellowish. Pores small; white or pallid when young, becoming yellow to greenish yellow in age. Stem 60-200 X 20-60mm, slightly enlarged below in young specimens, firm, solid; whitish to buff, sometimes with brownish stains; reticulate, particularly over the upper section. Flesh thick; white, unchanging or blueing very lightly near the tubes. Odor pleasant. Taste pleasant. Spores spindle-shaped to ellipsoid, smooth, 13-15 x 4-5µ. Deposit dark olive-brown. Habitat singly, scattered, or in groups under coniferous and deciduous trees. Common. Found in southwestern North America, especially abundant in New Mexico and Arizona. Season August-January. Edible excellent.

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