Spring King Bolete

  • grows in mountains in the spring
  • cap is dry and rusty brown
  • pores on underside are yellow, bruise rusty
  • top of stem has net-like pattern
  • flesh does not change color when cut
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Look-alikes in California

A number of inedible boletes are superficially similar in appearance but lack one or more of the key characteristics.

See also the edible Boletus edulis, Boletus barrowsii, Boletus fibrillosus, and Butyriboletus persolidus.

Related topics: Edible Plants of PNW - Edible Berries of PNW - Edible Seashore of PNW
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