Identification: King Bolete???? Need help

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  1. tobertuzzi

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    Found these today, wondering if they are kings.

    Found them in mixed conifer and deciduous

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    vitog Contributor 10 Years

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    I wouldn't bet on it, but it's hard to tell from the photos. Is there a network of fine lines (reticulation) on the stems? Also, check the taste; Kings are never bitter. The ones that I see on the coast have yellow tube mouths when old, white when young; and I've never found them under anything but conifers.
     
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    Do you know the color of the spore print?
     
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    Olive/brown
     
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    Yeah Vitog, they didnt taste bitter and the older ones had yellow pores and yes there is fine lines on the stem.
     
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    Sounds like it could be Boletus barrowsii, the white king bolete. What do you think?
     
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    Yeah I agree, it did not have quite the flavour of the kings I would have expected
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