Boletus quercophilus Halling & G.M.Muell. is a fungus in the Boletaceae family, order Boletales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Boletus quercophilus Halling & G.M.Muell.

Boletus quercophilus is a porcini-like fungus native to Costa Rica that grows under two oak species.

Family

Boletaceae

Genus

Boletus

Order

Boletales

Class

Agaricomycetes

About Boletus quercophilus Halling & G.M.Muell.

Boletus quercophilus is a porcini-like fungus species. It is native to Costa Rica, and grows there under the tree species Quercus copeyensis and Quercus seemannii.

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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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