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Here is what I suspect is a slightly over sized Boletus subcaerulescens based on mushrooms I found in this same area a few weeks ago with dark brown caps fading with age and the near full reticulation, plus the coloring and stipe's flesh is a bit firmer than the King Boletes I usually find here,. The size of this mushroom has me questioning myself though as it is 9 inches across the cap and weighs 1 1/2 pounds which seems much larger than the others I found here earlier and most the info I'm finding have a large cap for B subcaerulescens at 7 inches. Also in the photo are a few fresh Clitopilus prunulus which usually means a nice flush of King Boletes may appear here soon. Thanks for your thoughts on these photos.

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A day late, but still a few Boletes fresh enough for a good meal and some drying. It is interesting to finally try and separate these large boletes I previously believe were all just different looking Boletus edulis, the caps of the still unverified B subcaerulescens are strikingly different in feel and wrinklyness from the sticky-bun cap of the mushrooms on the right. In the past I would dry these mushrooms together so it will be interesting to see the different aromas and flavours of these mushroom now that I have bottled the dried ones separately.

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The area I gathered these in has been a very reliable spot for a number of years while most other conifer and mixed forest types in my area can go decades between large fruitings of these types of Boletus mushrooms. Here is a photo from Sept 2012

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