Boletus pseudopinophilus A.R.Bessette, Bessette, J.Craine & J.L.Frank is a fungus in the Boletaceae family, order Boletales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Boletus pseudopinophilus A.R.Bessette, Bessette, J.Craine & J.L.Frank

Boletus pseudopinophilus A.R.Bessette, Bessette, J.Craine & J.L.Frank

Boletus pseudopinophilus is a porcini-like fungus native to eastern North America that grows under two pine species.

Family
Genus
Boletus
Order
Boletales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Boletus pseudopinophilus A.R.Bessette, Bessette, J.Craine & J.L.Frank

Boletus pseudopinophilus A.R.Bessette, Bessette, J.Craine & J.L.Frank is a porcini-like fungus species. It is native to eastern North America, and grows beneath Pinus elliottii and Pinus palustris. This species was previously classified as Boletus pinophilus, before researchers discovered that it is significantly genetically diverged from B. pinophilus.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Boletales Boletaceae Boletus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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