Boletus rex-veris

Spring King Bolete

Edible

A porcini that fruits in spring, pushing up through pine duff at the melting snowline in the western mountains. Often found half-buried, by the crack it makes in the soil above it.

Edible in this game means: Widely eaten when correctly identified and properly prepared.

Do not use this page to identify a mushroom you intend to eat. It describes one species in general terms, lists only the best-documented lookalikes, and cannot account for regional variation, your own sensitivity or how the mushroom is prepared. Ask a qualified local expert.

Genus

Boletus rex-veris sits in the genus Boletus. Its close relatives in this game are listed below — worth comparing, because genus-mates are exactly what people confuse.

Boletus rex-veris

Genus

See also