White boletus (Leccinum percandidum) photo and description

White Boletus (Leccinum percandidum)

Systematics:
  • Department: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
  • Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
  • Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
  • Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
  • Order: Boletales
  • Family: Boletaceae
  • Genus: Leccinum (Obabok)
  • Species: Leccinum percandidum (White Boletus)

or White aspen

White Boletus (Leccinum percandidum)

Currently, the white boletus Leccinum percandidum has been abolished as a separate species. The current name is yellow-brown boletus (different-skinned) Leccinum versipelle.

Collection points:

White boletus (Leccinum percandidum) grows throughout the forest zone in moist pine forests with an admixture of spruce and other trees.

Description:

White boletus (Leccinum percandidum) is a large mushroom with a fleshy cap (up to 25 cm in diameter) of white or grayish color. The lower surface is finely porous, white in a young mushroom, then turns gray-brown. The flesh is strong, at the base of the leg is usually blue-green in color, at the break it quickly turns blue to black. The leg is high, thickened downward, white with oblong white or brown scales.

Using:

White Boletus (Leccinum percandidum) is an edible mushroom of the second category. Harvested from mid-August to late September. They are eaten in the same way as red boletus. It is better to marinate young mushrooms, and large mature ones - to fry or dry.