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Pale Bolete

Butyriboletus fechtneri

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 31, February 23, March 36, April 56, May 81, June 89, July 95, August 82, September 60, October 45, November 24, December 19.
United States640
Alaska640
Germany9
Italy8
Spain6
Nord-Est6
Comunitat Valenciana4
United Kingdom3
England3
Switzerland3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Bolete fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically boletes.Inferred from its group
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
Orderboletes and allies · Boletales
Familyboletes · Boletaceae
GenusButter Boletes · Butyriboletus

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