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Boletus edulis

Bull.

King Bolete

GNRUnranked Found in 265 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.878680
Element CodeNFBOL000A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderBoletales
FamilyBoletaceae
GenusBoletus
Other Common Names
King Bolete of Cep (EN)
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - ConiferForest - Mixed
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (265)
Alaska (44)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
SecurityTongass National Forest31,428
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
California (49)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
Bell MeadowStanislaus National Forest7,968
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
EbbettsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest255
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Hoover - Mt.olsenHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest624
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Hoover - Twin LakesHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest102
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
Horse Mdw.Inyo National Forest5,687
HortonInyo National Forest5,717
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
Mt. RebaStanislaus National Forest3,869
NessieInyo National Forest830
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
North LakeInyo National Forest2,406
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
Raymond PeakEldorado National Forest2,518
Robinson PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,835
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
SherwinInyo National Forest3,140
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
UnderwoodSix Rivers National Forest6,591
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest4,394
Wheeler RidgeInyo National Forest15,744
Wonoga Pk.Inyo National Forest11,272
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
Idaho (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
Pioneer MountainsSalmon-Challis National Forest172,460
Pioneer MountainsSawtooth National Forest119,563
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Montana (32)
AreaForestAcres
BeartoothGallatin National Forest5,285
Benchmark Ra 1126Flathead National Forest6,318
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Coal Ridge Ra 1127Flathead National Forest15,429
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
Evans GulchLolo National Forest8,059
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
HoodooLolo National Forest105,162
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Lolo CreekLolo National Forest14,335
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Maple PeakLolo National Forest6,469
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
North CarpBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest6,600
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
ReefGallatin National Forest2,500
Republic MountainGallatin National Forest836
SapphiresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest66,619
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
Stevens PeakLolo National Forest647
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
Thompson Seton RA 1483Flathead National Forest52,235
Trout CreekKootenai National Forest30,851
Tuchuck #664Kootenai National Forest2,239
Tuchuck Ra 1482Flathead National Forest17,730
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
Nevada (3)
AreaForestAcres
Copper Mtns.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest31,945
Jarbidge - Coon CkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest866
Jarbidge - SeventysixHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest659
New Hampshire (3)
AreaForestAcres
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
North Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
SheyenneDakota Prairie Grasslands14,537
VenloDakota Prairie Grasslands5,317
Oregon (34)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
BearwallowsDeschutes National Forest7,317
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
Boulder ParkWallowa-Whitman National Forest12,141
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Chucksney MountainWillamette National Forest15,369
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
HuckleberryWallowa-Whitman National Forest11,238
Lake ForkWallowa-Whitman National Forest21,936
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Mill Creek Watershed (OR)Umatilla National Forest7,820
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
OlallieMt. Hood National Forest7,607
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Roaring RiverWillamette National Forest2,128
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - KochWillamette National Forest245
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
Waldo - MoolackWillamette National Forest1,183
Waldo - Salmon CreekWillamette National Forest3,195
Walla Walla RiverUmatilla National Forest34,416
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Utah (22)
AreaForestAcres
0401001Ashley National Forest11,705
0401002Ashley National Forest36,113
0401004Ashley National Forest10,510
0401005Ashley National Forest38,930
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
418002Uinta National Forest19,152
418003Uinta National Forest10,912
418004Uinta National Forest16,661
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
418042Uinta National Forest7,313
GibsonWasatch-Cache National Forest5,350
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Lone Peak ContiguousWasatch-Cache National Forest874
Mt. NaomiWasatch-Cache National Forest41,922
Mt. OlympusWasatch-Cache National Forest9,982
Right Hand Fork LoganWasatch-Cache National Forest15,023
Sugar PineWasatch-Cache National Forest5,600
Swan Creek MountainWasatch-Cache National Forest9,390
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
White PineWasatch-Cache National Forest1,942
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Washington (58)
AreaForestAcres
Alpine Lakes Adj.Wenatchee National Forest57,104
Bald SnowColville National Forest23,198
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Blue LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest11,359
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Canyon CreekWenatchee National Forest7,983
ChambersGifford Pinchot National Forest2,006
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Dixon MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest6,339
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Harvey CreekColville National Forest10,140
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
HorseshoeGifford Pinchot National Forest7,579
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Long DrawOkanogan National Forest3,922
McdonaldOlympic National Forest501
Mill Creek Watershed (WA)Umatilla National Forest16,747
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
PressentinMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,545
ProfanityColville National Forest28,944
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
Red MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest2,992
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest7,779
South MidwayGifford Pinchot National Forest2,384
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
SpanglerUmatilla National Forest5,936
StrawberryGifford Pinchot National Forest5,244
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
West AdamsGifford Pinchot National Forest2,238
White PassGifford Pinchot National Forest1,145
WobblyGifford Pinchot National Forest6,335
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Wyoming (8)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Little GooseBighorn National Forest25,558
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Piney CreekBighorn National Forest22,240
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Teton Corridor TrailheadsBridger-Teton National Forest286
West Slope TetonsTarghee National Forest47,448
References (5)
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