Taxonomy
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Taxonomic notes
Assessment Information
- IUCN Red List Category and Criteria
- Least Concern ver 3.1
- Assessment language
- English
- Year published
- 2019
- Date assessed
- 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC
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Geographic Range
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Population
The population size is likely to be very large since this is such a widespread species, and more or less stable as there is no indication of any decline.
Habitat and Ecology
Terrestrial
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Boletus edulis is a terrestrial ectomycorrhizal fungus found in deciduous and coniferous forests and in open areas with trees, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with more than 30 species and 15 genera of broadleaved and conifer trees, e.g. Fagus, Quercus, Betula, Tsuga, Abies and Picea, rarely with Pinus (e.g. Wikipedia 2018).
Classification scheme
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Threats
Boletus edulis is a very popular, delicious, meaty mushroom considered to be among the best edible fungi in the world. It is collected in large scale for the market from outside and within Europe (Boa 2004). A 1998 estimate suggests the total annual worldwide consumption of B. edulis and closely related species (B. aereus, B. pinophilus, and B. reticulatus) to be between 20,000 and 100,000 tons (Hall et al. 1998). It is only harvested in the wild, as ectomycorrhizal fungi, with few exceptions, cannot be cultivated. Years with above average rainfall may result in the rapid appearance of large numbers of boletes, in what is known as a “bolete year”.
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There are no major threats to this species. It is commonly found in forests and plantations of all ages and also occurs in parks and other open areas with their host trees.
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Use trade
Boletus edulis is a very popular, delicious, meaty mushroom considered to be among the best edible fungi in the world. It is collected in large scale for the market from outside and within Europe (Boa 2004). A 1998 estimate suggests the total annual worldwide consumption of B. edulis and closely related species (B. aereus, B. pinophilus, and B. reticulatus) to be between 20,000 and 100,000 tons (Hall et al. 1998). It is only harvested in the wild, as ectomycorrhizal fungi, with few exceptions, cannot be cultivated. Years with above average rainfall may result in the rapid appearance of large numbers of boletes, in what is known as a “bolete year”.
Text summary
No conservation measures are needed for this species since it is widespread and there are no major threats to it.