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Boletus chrysenteron

Bull. S. str.

Red cracking bolete

Boletaceae Edible: Mushroom

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(c) Dani Holmes, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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(c) Dani Holmes, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Description

A mushroom in the Boletaceae family found in temperate regions, including California.

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Edible Uses

The mushroom is edible.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. California.

Where It Grows

Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, Mexico, North America, Russia, Sicily, Turkey, Türkiye, Ukraine, USA,

Synonyms

Xerocomus chrysenteron (Bull.) Quelet

References (5)

  • Genccelep, H. et al, 2009, Determination of mineral contents of wild-grown edible mushrooms. Food Chemistry 113: 1033-1036
  • http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/edible.html
  • Lentini, F. and Venza, F., 2007, Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 3: 15
  • Quinonez-Martinez, M., et al, 2014, Knowledge and use of edible mushrooms in two municipalities of the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico. Journal of Ethniobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:6
  • Stryamets, N., et al, 2015, From economic survival to recreation: contemporary uses of wild food and medicine in rural Sweden, Ukraine and NW Russia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11:53

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