Assessment Notes

Justification

Boletus reticulatus is a common and edible ectomycorrhizal bolete, forming mycorrhiza with beech, oaks and other broadleaved trees throughout Europe. It is highly appreciated and collected in several countries. There is no evidence of decline. It can be locally very abundant where suitable habitat exists. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (LC).

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Geographic range

It is a common bolete in Mediterranean, temperate and hemiboreal boreal forests throughout Europe. It is also reported from North America and Japan. The area of occupancy (AOO) of this species is much larger than 2,000 km², and its extent of occurrence (EOO) is much larger than 20,000 km².

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Population and Trends

The population size is likely to be very large since this is such a widespread species. There is no indication of any decline.

Population Trend: Stable

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Habitat and Ecology

Boletus reticulatus is a common terrestrial ectomycorrhizal fungus associated with broadleaved trees such as Fagus, Quercus, Corylus and Tilia. It is closely related to B. edulis.

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Threats

There are no major threats to this species. It is rather commonly found in broadleaved forests.

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Conservation Actions

No conservation measures are needed for this species since it is widespread and there are no major threats to it.

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Use and Trade

Boletus reticulatus is an appreciated and collected edible mushroom of similar gastronomical values as B. edulis.

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Source and Citation

Dahlberg, A. 2019. Boletus reticulatus (errata version published in 2022). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T122090240A222968893. Accessed on 21 November 2025.

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