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Chalciporus piperatus

(Bull.) Bataille

Peppery Bolete

GNRUnranked Found in 69 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.878683
Element CodeNFBOL000B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderBoletales
FamilyBoletaceae
GenusChalciporus
Synonyms
Boletus piperatusBull.
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Species Fungorum (2018) transfers Boletus piperatus to Chalciporus piperatus.
Ecology & Habitat
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - Conifer
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
OregonS3Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
QuebecS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (69)
Alaska (23)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
HoodooLolo National Forest105,162
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Polvadera PeakSanta Fe National Forest6,291
Oregon (20)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Roaring RiverWillamette National Forest2,128
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
Upper Catherine CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,446
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
White PineWasatch-Cache National Forest1,942
Washington (16)
AreaForestAcres
Bald SnowColville National Forest23,198
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
HorseshoeGifford Pinchot National Forest7,579
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
ProfanityColville National Forest28,944
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
SiouxonGifford Pinchot National Forest12,773
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.