In what part of North America did you pick the mushroom? It’s loosely based on the following map, and is inherently suspect as a tool to the extent you get closer to any of the borders:
by Scott Pavelle
The Northeast Region.
- Found in SW Pennsylvania. What’s known to be in the region, based on the life lists of the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club and its senior members.
- Suspected in SW Pennsylvania. What wouldn’t be a surprise to find in the region based on where else it’s been found.
- Found in West Virginia or the Central Appalachians. Primarily based on William C. Roody’s book of the same title, but also including confirmed findings from other resources.
The Midwest Region. A/k/a Ohio west to the Rockies, the northern great plains States, from the northern half of the U.S. up.
- Found in Chicago. Based on the list at http://www.nirmi.org/keys/boletes/key.html.
- Found in Michigan. Based on the list in the all but legendary Boletes of Michigan, by Alexander H. Smith and Harry D. Thiers. It can be found on-line at: http://www.mykoweb.com/systematics/literature/Boletes%20of%20Michigan.pdf
The Far West Region. The Pacific coastline plus the northern Rocky Mountains.
- Found in the Pacific Northwest. Based on the list at http://www.svims.ca/council/Bolete.htm, plus confirmed finds from other resources, and suggested ranges as found in the books.
- Found in California. Based on the 1975 book of that name, as published online at http://www.mykoweb.com/boletes/. Also includes confirmed finds from other resources, and suggested ranges as found in the books.
The Southwestern Region. The areas dominated by the central & southern Rocky Mountains, and the generally arid zones stretching to West Texas.
- List Is Not Yet Compiled. The only mushrooms listed are those with specific references in the books.
The American South. From East Texas to the Atlantic coast, north to the Virginia.
- Found in North Carolina. Based on a list found at the Asheville Mushroom Club website (http://www.ashevillemushroomclub.com/docs/key-Justice-bolete.pdf), plus confirmed finds from other resources, and suggested ranges as found in the books. The “suspected” list in that website has been absorbed by the greater Southern Region list out of concerns for length.
- Found in Alabama. Based on a list provided by David P. Lewis, a gentleman, scholar, and President of the Gulf States Mycological Society (from both his personal list and the records of the GSMS), plus confirmed finds from other resources, and suggested ranges as found in the books.
- Found in Florida. Based on a list provided by David P. Lewis, a gentleman, scholar, and President of the Gulf States Mycological Society (from both his personal list and the records of the GSMS), plus confirmed finds from other resources, and suggested ranges as found in the books.
- Found in Louisiana. Based on a list provided by David P. Lewis, a gentleman, scholar, and President of the Gulf States Mycological Society (from both his personal list and the records of the GSMS), plus confirmed finds from other resources, and suggested ranges as found in the books.
- Found in Mississippi. Based on a list provided by David P. Lewis, a gentleman, scholar, and President of the Gulf States Mycological Society (from both his personal list and the records of the GSMS), plus confirmed finds from other resources, and suggested ranges as found in the books.
- Found in Eastern Texas. Based on a list provided by David P. Lewis, a gentleman, scholar, and President of the Gulf States Mycological Society (from both his personal list and the records of the GSMS), plus confirmed finds from other resources, and suggested ranges as found in the books. [NOTE: West Texas is included in the Southwest Region].