Subfamily
Xerocomoideae
Xerocomus spadiceus. Photo: (c) northgondwana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Boletaceae are a family of mushrooms, primarily characterized by developing their spores in small pores on the underside of the mushroom, instead of gills, as are found in agarics. Nearly as widely distributed as agarics, they include the Cep or King Bolete (Boletus edulis), highly sought by mushroom hunters. As a whole, the typical members of the family are commonly known as boletes.
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