''Boletus regineus'', commonly known as the queen bolete,
[ is an ]edible
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and highly regarded fungus
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of the genus ''Boletus
''Boletus'' is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The genus ''Boletus'' was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, essentially containing all fungi with hymenial pores instead of gil ...
'' that inhabits southwestern North America. It was considered a variant of the similarly edible '' B. edulis'' for many years until declared a unique species in 2008.Phylogenetic
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analysis has shown ''B. regineus'' as a member of a clade, or closely related group, with '' B. subcaerulescens'', '' Gastroboletus subalpinus'', '' B. pinophilus'', '' B. fibrillosus'', and '' B. rex-veris''.[
The ]cap
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is wide, convex then flat, brown with a whitish dusting when young.
See also
* List of ''Boletus'' species
References
External links
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Edible fungi
Fungi described in 2008
regineus
Fungi of North America
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