Boletus barrowsii

Boletus barrowsii
Boletus barrowsii,
San Luis Obispo County, California
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Boletus
Species:
B. barrowsii
Binomial name
Boletus barrowsii
Thiers & A.H.Sm. (1976)
Boletus barrowsii
Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Spore print is olive
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is choice

Boletus barrowsii, also known in English as the white king bolete after its pale colored cap, is a species of fungus in the genus Boletus. It was formerly considered a color variant of B. edulis.

It can be found under ponderosa pine and live oak in western North America during autumn. It is edible and highly regarded.