White Boletus (Leccinum percandidum)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Boletales (Boletales)
- Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)
- Genus: Leccinum (Obabok)
- Type: White bream
Aspen white
Collection places:
White boletus (Leccinum percandidum) grows throughout the forest zone in moist pine forests mixed with spruce and other trees.
Description:
White boletus (Leccinum percandidum) is a large mushroom with a fleshy hat (up to 25 cm in diameter) of white or grayish color. The lower surface is finely porous, white in a young fungus, then becomes gray-brown. The pulp is strong, at the base of the stem is usually blue-green in color, quickly turns blue to black at the break. The stem is high, thickened downwards, white with oblong white or brown scales.
Usage:
White boletus (Leccinum percandidum) is an edible mushroom of the second category. Collected from mid-August to the end of September. Eat in the same way as red boletus. Young mushrooms are best marinated, and large mature mushrooms should be fried or dried.