Dansnow Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Found this today in the woods among balsam fir and aspen trees, in the same area I often find king boletes towards the end of summer. It seems very similar to a king bolete in most aspects apart from the color. It's really pretty and the white color made it easy to find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Boletus barowsii is a species of the SW Rocky Mountains and the west coast. It is reported to be an associate specifically of tree types that occur in those regions. So --although this mushroom looks like barowsii-- I doubt it represents this species. My guess is this is a very pale example of the "edulis type" that you find in the same area. King Boletes seem to entail diverse species that differ regionally. Over the years I have collected very pale edulis that was growing near the typical "penny bun" colored ones. I think the most interesting thing about this mushroom is the beige-colored tubes (is the photo accurate?). As edulis --and most other types of King Bolete mature-- the tubes go from white to yellow to greenish. This species http://www.mushroomexpert.com/boletus_cf_reticulatus.html seems to match, except it's reported as an oak associate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansnow Posted July 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Thanks for the information. I'd say the pore color was yellowish and consistent with the edulis-type mushrooms I'm used to. The trees are all balsam fir where I found the mushroom, which is also typical for the edulis-type that grow here. Based on this, I'm going with your first suggestion of a pale edulis-type. I hope more of this color appear because they're very easy to spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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