Foulhook Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Found under an oak in a mixed hardwood forest. Boletes are everywhere in my area right now. Found lots of B Separans, bicolor, bitter, etc.. this one just looks different than the others and feels more firm. Found lots of chanterelles and black trumpets today as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualifiers Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 I usually go by dark netting = bitter bolete light netting = king bolete, so my guess is this one's bitter, not king. But I'm not an expert. Does it have a bitter taste? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbenn Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 I'm a novice but the color and indents or bumps on the cap make me think it is not a King Bolete. Also, the King Bolete's stem seems to be whiter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Falcone Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 Also king boletes associate with conifers so under an oak doesn’t fit. I think this is likely a Tylopilus sp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foulhook Posted July 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 Yeah I was just kind of hoping. Spent a lot of time in White Pine and Hemlock Forest to no avail. There were a lot of hemlocks around this particular spot. The king sure is elusive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHNY Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 23 hours ago, Jeff Falcone said: Also king boletes associate with conifers so under an oak doesn’t fit. I think this is likely a Tylopilus sp. Perhaps there are different tree association depending on where you live. I have never found Kings in any area dominated by Spruce or Balsam Fir which are the main conifers on my property I find lots of Porcini/King Boletes on my quarter section in Northwest Ontario, a few miles north of Minnesota. Most are close to Trembling Aspen, Red Maple, Burr Oak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 I think this is Boletus variipes, a hadwood-associating type of King Bolete. Perhaps not quite as good as B. edulis (when fresh), insect-free examples may be dehydrated and used like B. edulis. Usually found under oak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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