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King Bolete


JustinC

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Kings or maybe Xanthoconium? The stems are fairly smooth but they have been sitting around for 2 days and I washed them that matters.  Found in North Central PA at about 2000ft elevation. Mixed hardwoods and some spruce and firs too. Working on spore print now. 

Thanks. 

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These are almost certainly Boletus separans. Up until a few years ago this species was housed in genus Xanthoconium. DNA says it's a Boletus, and in the same section as B. edulis (ie. genetically related to B. edulis). So, it's considered to be a hardwood King Bolete. Not as dense-fleshed as B. edulis, and thus not as good when used fresh. But sliced/dehydrated B. separans is (almost) as good as B. edulis when used in recipes that call for dried cops. 

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