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ⓘ Model factors & weights
🌲 Host trees — LANDFIRE EVT ········· 12%
🏔 Elevation 2440–3660 m ············· 11%
🧪 Soil pH 0–30 cm (POLARIS) ·········· 10%
🌧 Summer precip Jul+Aug+Sep ·············· 8%
🌡 Summer tmax PRISM/WorldClim ············· 7%
🌳 Veg height/stand age (EVH) ············· 7%
💧 Topographic wetness (TWI) ··············· 6%
🔯 Aspect N-facing ························ 5%
❄️ Winter precip Oct-Mar (PRISM) ··· 5%
🌿 Soil SOC 0–30 cm (POLARIS) ········ 4%
🔥 Post-fire bonus MTBS+NIFC ·········· +6–20%
Masked: <2440 m · >3660 m · <20% canopy · urban +500 m
Three Colorado porcini by elevation niche

B. rubriceps — Rocky Mtn king bolete
  ~10,040 ft ± 984 ft  (3060 m ± 300 m)
  Hosts: Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, bristlecone

B. edulis s.s. — King bolete
  ~9,022 ft ± 984 ft  (2750 m ± 300 m)
  Hosts: Douglas-fir, blue spruce, lodgepole

B. barrowsii — White king bolete
  ~8,202 ft ± 902 ft  (2500 m ± 275 m)
  Hosts: Ponderosa pine, Gambel oak