Boletus variipes is a species of mycorrhizal bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae, native to North America.

[2] A 2010 paper analyzing the genetic relationships within Boletus found that what was classified at the time as B. variipes was not monophyletic.

[3] Boletus variipes is a dry, velvety to patchy tan or brown-gray mushroom with frequently prominent white to off-white reticulation on its darker brown stipe.

[citation needed] It has a broad, convex to almost flat cap between 6 and 20 centimetres (2+1⁄2 and 8 inches), with a tendency to become cracked or finely patched in maturity.

It is often found under oaks (Quercus) and in mixed deciduous forests of aspen, maple and beech in eastern North America.