Butyriboletus querciregius

Butyriboletus querciregius

''Butyriboletus querciregius'' is a pored mushroom in the genus ''Butyriboletus''.
Butyriboletus querciregis I'm not sure that this photo really shows the scale that well - this mushroom is *huge* the big one is soccer ball sized at least.. Part of the Butyriboletus complex - at least 3 species that are very similar physically, one fruits in fall, one in spring and one under oak trees. Butyriboletus querciregius,Fall,Geotagged,United States

Naming

It was described as new to science in 2014.

Distribution

Found in California, where it grows in a mycorrhizal association with coast live oak.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderBoletales
FamilyBoletaceae
GenusButyriboletus
SpeciesB. querciregius
Photographed in
United States of America