Boletus edulis

species of fungus
Taxon taxon Q19740
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Summary

Boletus edulis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,103 views/month, #1,348 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Boletus sect. Boletus[5], Boletus[6]
  • Taxon name: Boletus edulis[7]
  • Commons category: Boletus edulis[8]
  • Hymenium type: pores[9]
  • Mushroom cap shape: convex mushroom cap[10]
  • Hymenium attachment: adnate hymenium attachment[11]
  • Stipe character: bare stipe[12]
  • Spore print color: brown[13]
  • Mushroom ecological type: mycorrhiza[14]
  • Edibility: choice mushroom[15], edible mushroom[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Boletus edulis[17]
  • Commons gallery: Boletus edulis[18]
  • Described at URL: https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/cep/[19], https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/boletus-edulis.php[20], https://www.finefoodspecialist.co.uk/porcini-mushrooms-fresh[21]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[22]
  • Taxon synonym: Boletus clavipes[23], Boletus elephantinus[24], Boletus olivaceobrunneus[25], Boletus persoonii[26], Boletus quercicola[27], Boletus slovenicus[28], Boletus solidus[29], Boletus venturii[30], Boletus edulis var. clavipes[31], Suillus citrinus[32], Boletus edulis subsp. trisporus[33], Leccinum edule[34], Leccinum elephantinum[35], Boletus edulis subsp. clavipes[36]
  • Short name: B. edulis[37]
  • Taxon common name: wicsen gron[38], 美味牛肝菌[39], Gewoon eekhoorntjesbrood[40], cep[41], hřib smrkový[42], herkkutatti[43], jesenski goban[44]

Body

Identifiers

Boletus edulis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36056[45]. Boletus edulis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 195761[46]. Boletus edulis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5954958[47].

Why It Matters

Boletus edulis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Chrumps · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → (Gemeine Steinpilz) Boletus edulis.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Білий гриб у Гадяцькому сосновому бору. Полтавщина 2012 року 03.jpg"
  2. 10w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia tatarica (ru) online id → razdely/priroda/griby/belyj-grib
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  3. 12w ago · Frhdkazan · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Northern Hemisphere, Europe
    Encyclopedia tatarica (tt) online id → razdely/priroda/gmblr/ak-gmb
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  4. 12w ago · AdamSeattle · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Northern Hemisphere, Europe
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  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/cep/, https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/boletus-edulis.php, https://www.finefoodspecialist.co.uk/porcini-mushrooms-fresh
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ Yso id: 39351, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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