''Butyriboletus primiregius'' is a
pored mushroom
The Boletaceae are a family of mushroom-forming fungi, primarily characterised by small pores on the spore-bearing hymenial surface (at the underside of the mushroom), instead of gills as are found in most agarics. Nearly as widely distrib ...
in the family
Boletaceae. Found in
California, where it grows in a
mycorrhiza
A mycorrhiza (from Greek μύκης ', "fungus", and ῥίζα ', "root"; pl. mycorrhizae, mycorrhiza or mycorrhizas) is a symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant. The term mycorrhiza refers to the role of the fungus in the plant ...
l association with
fir
Firs (''Abies'') are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family (biology), family Pinaceae. They are found on mountains throughout much of North America, North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The ...
(genus ''Abies''), it was described as new to science in 2014.
See also
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List of North American boletes
References
External links
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primiregius
Fungi described in 2014
Fungi of the United States
Fungi without expected TNC conservation status
Fungus species
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