Boletus edulis, lab 5

Boletus edulis is a basidiomycete fungus, also commonly known as Cep, Porcino or Penny-bun Bolete. Boletus edulis are known to be the most desired species of edible mushrooms. (Nicholas P. Money, Boletus edulis 2016) Majority of them can be found in deciduous and coniferous forests where they tend to form mutualistic and symbiotic relationships with the root systems of very specific trees and shrubs, they do so by encompassing the tree roots by sheaths of fungal tissue. (Boletus edulis bull. - CEP, porcini or Penny Bun Bolete) Boletus edulis gets its name from the French botanist who first described it in 1782, Pierre Bulliard. One of the reasons why it is considered to be one of the safest edible mushrooms is due to the fact that none of its lookalikes are poisonous.

Posted on October 19, 2021 01:28 AM by bbhushan