The following is an incomplete list of species of the

mushroom A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans. The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...

genus '' Boletus''. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 300 species. However, the genus is

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, and approximately only 10 percent of the described species are actually members of the Boletus ''

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(Singer's ''Boletus'' section ''Boletus'', also known as the "Porcini Clade"). Boletus aereusBG

Species

*'' Boletus abruptibulbus'' (

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, United States) *''

Boletus aereus ''Boletus aereus'', the dark cep or bronze bolete, is a highly prized and much sought-after edible mushroom in the family Boletaceae. The bolete is widely consumed in Spain ( Basque Country and Navarre), France, Italy, Greece, and generally ...

'' - ''ontto beltza'', ''porcino nero'', queen bolete, bronzy bolete, ''bronzos vargánya'' *'' Boletus albisulphureus'' - chalky-white bolete *'' Boletus albobrunnescens'' – Thailand *'' Boletus alutaceus'' *'' Boletus amyloideus'' *'' Boletus atkinsonii'' *'' Boletus aurantiosplendens'' *'' Boletus aureissimus'' *'' Boletus aureomycelinus'' *'' Boletus aureus'' *'' Boletus auripes'' *'' Boletus austroedulis'' – Australia *'' Boletus bainiugan'' - China *'' Boletus bannaensis'' (Japan) *'' Boletus barragensis'' *'' Boletus barrowsii'' - white king bolete *'' Boletus bicoloroides'' *'' Boletus billieae'' *'' Boletus borneensis'' *'' Boletus botryoides'' - China *'' Boletus brasiliensis'' *'' Boletus bresidolanus'' *'' Boletus brevitubus'' *'' Boletus brunneirubens'' *'' Boletus brunneissimus'' *'' Boletus brunneopanoides'' *'' Boletus brunneotomentosus'' *'' Boletus caespitosus'' (edible) *'' Boletus calocystides'' *'' Boletus campestris'' (edible) *'' Boletus carminiporus'' *'' Boletus castaneo-brunneus'' *'' Boletus castanopsidis'' (Papua New Guinea) *'' Boletus citrinoporus'' *'' Boletus citrinovirens'' *'' Boletus coccyginus'' *'' Boletus coniferarum'' *'' Boletus cookei'' *'' Boletus curtisii'' *'' Boletus cutifractus'' *'' Boletus debeauxii'' *'' Boletus declivitatum'' *'' Boletus dimocarpicola'' *'' Boletus discolor'' *'' Boletus edulis'' - cep, porcini, king bolete, penny bun, ''ontto txuri'' *'' Boletus fagacicola'' *'' Boletus fairchildianus'' *'' Boletus ferrugineus'' *'' Boletus ferruginosporus'' *'' Boletus fibrillosus'' *''

Boletus flammans ''Boletus flammans'' is a species of bolete fungus found in North America. It was described scientifically by Esther A. Dick and Wally Snell Walter Henry "Doc" Snell (May 19, 1889 – July 23, 1980) was a pinch-hitter/catcher in Major Lea ...

'' *'' Boletus flaviporus'' *'' Boletus flavoniger'' *'' Boletus flavus'' *'' Boletus formosus'' *'' Boletus fraternus'' (edible, but low quality) *'' Boletus fuligineus'' *'' Boletus fulvus'' *'' Boletus fuscopunctatus'' *'' Boletus gansuensis'' – China *'' Boletus gentiliis'' *'' Boletus gertrudiae'' *'' Boletus glabellus'' *'' Boletus granulopunctatus'' *'' Boletus griseus'' (edible) *'' Boletus gyrodontoides'' *'' Boletus haematinus'' *'' Boletus harrisonii'' *'' Boletus hemichrysus'' *'' Boletus holoxanthus'' *'' Boletus huronensis'' *'' Boletus hypoxanthus'' *'' Boletus instabilis'' *'' Boletus kermesinus'' (Japan) *'' Boletus laetissimus'' *'' Boletus leptospermi'' (New Zealand) *'' Boletus leuphaeus'' *'' Boletus lewisii'' *'' Boletus lignatilis'' *'' Boletus lignicola'' (edible) *'' Boletus longicurvipes'' (edible) *'' Boletus loyo'' *'' Boletus luridellus'' *'' Boletus lychnipes'' *'' Boletus mahogonicolor'' *'' Boletus manicus'' (New Guinea) *'' Boletus marekii'' (Czech Republic) *'' Boletus megalosporus'' *'' Boletus melleoluteus'' *'' Boletus michoacanus'' *'' Boletus miniato-olivaceus'' *'' Boletus miniato-pallescens'' *'' Boletus modestus'' - China *'' Boletus monilifer'' *'' Boletus mottiae'' *'' Boletus neoregius'' *'' Boletus neotropicus'' *'' Boletus nigricans'' *'' Boletus nobilis'' *'' Boletus nobilissimus'' *'' Boletus novae-zelandiae'' *'' Boletus obscuratus'' *'' Boletus obscureumbrinus'' *'' Boletus occidentalis'' *'' Boletus ochraceoluteus'' *'' Boletus odaiensis'' *''

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'' *'' Boletus orientialbus'' (China) *''

Boletus ornatipes ''Retiboletus ornatipes'', commonly known as the ornate-stalked bolete or goldstalk, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Originally named ''Boletus ornatipes'' by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1878, it was transfe ...

'' (choice edible) *'' Boletus pallidoroseus'' *'' Boletus pallidus'' *'' Boletus paluster'' *'' Boletus paradisiacus'' *'' Boletus patrioticus'' *'' Boletus peltatus'' *'' Boletus perroseus'' *'' Boletus phaeocephalus'' *'' Boletus phytolaccae'' *'' Boletus pinetorum'' –

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*'' Boletus pinophilus'' - pinewood penny bun, pine cep *'' Boletus poeticus'' *'' Boletus projectelloides'' *'' Boletus pruinatus'' *'' Boletus pseudoboletinus'' *'' Boletus pseudofrostii'' *'' Boletus pseudo-olivaceus'' *'' Boletus pseudoregius'' *'' Boletus puellaris'' *'' Boletus pulchriceps'' *'' Boletus punctilifer'' *'' Boletus purpureorubellus'' *'' Boletus pyrrhosceles'' *'' Boletus quercinus'' *'' Boletus quercophilus'' *'' Boletus rawlingsii'' (New Zealand) *'' Boletus regineus'' - queen bolete *'' Boletus reticulatus'' - summer bolete *'' Boletus reticuloceps'' *''

Boletus rex-veris ''Boletus rex-veris'', commonly known as the spring king bolete, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus ''Boletus'' found in western North America. The large, edible fruiting bodies known as mushrooms appear under pine trees, generally in May ...

'' - spring king bolete *'' Boletus ripariellus'' *'' Boletus roseipes'' *'' Boletus roseoareolatus'' *'' Boletus roseolateritius'' – North America *'' Boletus roseolus'' *'' Boletus ruborculus'' *'' Boletus rubriceps'' – Rocky Mountain red (United States) *'' Boletus rubricitrinus'' *'' Boletus rubroflammeus'' *'' Boletus rubropunctus'' *'' Boletus rufo-aureus'' *'' Boletus rufo-brunnescens'' *'' Boletus rufocinnamomeus'' *'' Boletus rufomaculatus'' *'' Boletus rugosellus'' *'' Boletus rugosiceps'' *'' Boletus rugulosiceps'' *'' Boletus semigastroideus'' *'' Boletus sensibilis'' - brick-cap bolete (Eastern North America) *'' Boletus separans'' *'' Boletus sichianus'' *'' Boletus siculus'' *'' Boletus smithii'' (edible) *'' Boletus spadiceus'' (edible) *'' Boletus speciosus'' (edible) *'' Boletus sphaerocephalus'' *'' Boletus squamulistipes'' *'' Boletus subalpinus'' *'' Boletus subcaerulescens'' *'' Boletus subclavatosporus'' *'' Boletus subdepauperatus'' *'' Boletus subfraternus'' *'' Boletus subgraveolens'' *'' Boletus subluridellus'' *'' Boletus subluridus'' *'' Boletus subsanguineus'' *'' Boletus subsplendidus'' *'' Boletus subvelutipes'' *'' Boletus taianus'' *'' Boletus tasmanicus'' *'' Boletus tomentipes'' *'' Boletus tomentulosus'' *'' Boletus tristiculus'' *'' Boletus truncatus'' *'' Boletus tubulus'' *'' Boletus umbriniporus'' *'' Boletus variipes'' *'' Boletus velutipes'' *'' Boletus vermiculosoides'' *''

Boletus vermiculosus ''Boletus vermiculosus'' is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Found in North America, it was described as new to science in 1872 by mycologist Charles Horton Peck. Taxonomy The species was first species description, described ...

'' *'' Boletus vinaceobasis'' *'' Boletus violaceofuscus'' *'' Boletus viridiflavus'' *'' Boletus viscidiceps'' (China) *'' Boletus viscidipellis'' (Japan) *'' Boletus viscidocorrugis'' *'' Boletus weberi'' *'' Boletus yunnanensis''

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* * *{{cite book , last=Phillips , first=Roger , title=Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America , year=2010 , publisher=Firefly Books , location=Buffalo, NY , isbn=978-1-55407-651-2

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YouTube Video:Boletus species and more..
by Bill Yule, Connecticut Valley Mycological Society * Boletus

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