A comprehensive guide to this extraordinary and highly prized group of mushrooms known for their beautiful colors, distinctive features, relative abundance, and edibility.

The scope of North American Boletes goes beyond the identification of the species; it also encompasses the symbiotic relationship boletes share with trees and higher plants, their geographical distribution and new information regarding the macrochemical test reactions of boletes.

The book features:

New species descriptions

Easy-to-follow keys that emphasize macroscopic features for eastern and western North America

Nontechnical language and a glossary

Information on collecting, cooking, and preserving boletes