Boletaceae — Bolete Family

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Boletales Boletaceae
Chalciporus piperatoides (A.H.Sm. & Thiers) T.J.Baroni & Both

Chalciporus piperatoides (A.H.Sm. & Thiers) T.J.Baroni & Both

Chalciporus piperatoides (A.H.Sm. & Thiers) T.J.Baroni & Both

Chalciporus piperatoides is a small-pored North American bolete mushroom that stains blue and has a less peppery taste than C. piperatus.

Chalciporus piperatus (Bull.) Bataille

Chalciporus piperatus (Bull.) Bataille

Chalciporus piperatus (Bull.) Bataille

Chalciporus piperatus is a small toxic bolete found worldwide, sometimes used as a spicy condiment or for dyeing.

Chalciporus rubinellus (Peck) Singer

Chalciporus rubinellus (Peck) Singer

Chalciporus rubinellus (Peck) Singer

Chalciporus rubinellus is a mycorrhizal bolete mushroom associated with conifers, not recommended for eating, and can dye protein fabric brown.

Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Scop.) Berk.

Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Scop.) Berk.

Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Scop.) Berk.

Strobilomyces strobilaceus is a mushroom found in Northern Hemisphere forests, with young edible specimens having a choice flavour.

Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Šutara

Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Šutara

Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Šutara

Pseudoboletus parasiticus is a bolete that grows on Scleroderma citrinum earthballs in eastern North America.

Xanthoconium affine (Peck) Singer

Xanthoconium affine (Peck) Singer

Xanthoconium affine (Peck) Singer

Xanthoconium affine is an edible bolete fungus found under oak and beech in eastern North America from June to September.

Xanthoconium purpureum Snell & E.A.Dick

Xanthoconium purpureum Snell & E.A.Dick

Xanthoconium purpureum Snell & E.A.Dick

Xanthoconium purpureum is a bolete fungus species found in eastern North America, described as new to science in 1962.

Porphyrellus porphyrosporus (Fr.) E.-J.Gilbert

Porphyrellus porphyrosporus (Fr.) E.-J.Gilbert

Porphyrellus porphyrosporus (Fr.) E.-J.Gilbert

Porphyrellus porphyrosporus is an uncommon bolete mushroom found in Europe and northern North America, growing with broad-leaved trees.

Porphyrellus sordidus (Frost) Snell

Porphyrellus sordidus (Frost) Snell

Porphyrellus sordidus (Frost) Snell

Porphyrellus sordidus is an inedible North American bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae that bruises dark blue-green when injured.

Buchwaldoboletus lignicola (Kallenb.) Pilát

Buchwaldoboletus lignicola (Kallenb.) Pilát

Buchwaldoboletus lignicola (Kallenb.) Pilát

Buchwaldoboletus lignicola is a parasitic bolete fungus that grows on Phaeolus schweinitzii associated with trees across Europe and North America.

Bothia castanella (Peck) Halling, T.J.Baroni & Manfr.Binder

Bothia castanella (Peck) Halling, T.J.Baroni & Manfr.Binder

Bothia castanella (Peck) Halling, T.J.Baroni & Manfr.Binder

Bothia castanella is a bolete fungus with unknown edibility, found across North America, Central America, and East Asia.

Hemileccinum impolitum (Fr.) Šutara

Hemileccinum impolitum (Fr.) Šutara

Hemileccinum impolitum (Fr.) Šutara

Hemileccinum impolitum is an ectomycorrhizal bolete associated with deciduous trees, confirmed present across parts of Europe.

Hemileccinum subglabripes (Peck) Halling

Hemileccinum subglabripes (Peck) Halling

Hemileccinum subglabripes (Peck) Halling

Hemileccinum subglabripes is an edible boletes fungus found in eastern North America associated with hardwood trees.

Hemileccinum hortonii (A.H.Sm. & Thiers) M.Kuo & B.Ortiz

Hemileccinum hortonii (A.H.Sm. & Thiers) M.Kuo & B.Ortiz

Hemileccinum hortonii (A.H.Sm. & Thiers) M.Kuo & B.Ortiz

Hemileccinum hortonii is an edible bolete found under hardwoods in the eastern United States from June to August.

Hortiboletus rubellus (Krombh.) Simonini, Vizzini & Gelardi

Hortiboletus rubellus (Krombh.) Simonini, Vizzini & Gelardi

Hortiboletus rubellus (Krombh.) Simonini, Vizzini & Gelardi

Hortiboletus rubellus is a small rare red-capped bolete found in Europe, eastern North America, and a related similar species occurs in Australia.

Hortiboletus bubalinus (Oolbekk. & Duin) L.Albert & Dima

Hortiboletus bubalinus (Oolbekk. & Duin) L.Albert & Dima

Hortiboletus bubalinus (Oolbekk. & Duin) L.Albert & Dima

Hortiboletus bubalinus is a bolete fungus in Boletaceae, reclassified multiple times since its 1991 description.

Baorangia bicolor (Kuntze) G.Wu, Halling & Zhu L.Yang

Baorangia bicolor (Kuntze) G.Wu, Halling & Zhu L.Yang

Baorangia bicolor (Kuntze) G.Wu, Halling & Zhu L.Yang

Baorangia bicolor, the two-colored bolete, is a bluing bolete with a disjunct distribution across North America, China, and Nepal.

Xerocomus subtomentosus (L.) Quél.

Xerocomus subtomentosus (L.) Quél.

Xerocomus subtomentosus (L.) Quél.

Xerocomus subtomentosus is a bolete fungus that grows in forests across multiple continents, forming mycorrhizae with various trees and shrubs.

Xerocomus illudens (Peck) Singer

Xerocomus illudens (Peck) Singer

Xerocomus illudens (Peck) Singer

Xerocomus illudens is an edible mycorrhizal bolete that associates with oaks, found in North America and parts of India.

Boletellus chrysenteroides (Snell) Snell

Boletellus chrysenteroides (Snell) Snell

Boletellus chrysenteroides (Snell) Snell

Boletellus chrysenteroides is a blue-staining bolete fungus found growing on rotting wood in eastern North America.

Boletellus obscurecoccineus (Höhn.) Singer

Boletellus obscurecoccineus (Höhn.) Singer

Boletellus obscurecoccineus (Höhn.) Singer

Boletellus obscurecoccineus, the rhubarb bolete, is a distinctive colored bolete found across Australia and East and Southeast Asia, with unknown edibility.

Boletellus ananas (M.A.Curtis) Murrill

Boletellus ananas (M.A.Curtis) Murrill

Boletellus ananas (M.A.Curtis) Murrill

Boletellus ananas is a bolete fungus with variable growth habits and debated ectomycorrhizal status found across multiple continents.

Boletellus emodensis (Berk.) Singer

Boletellus emodensis (Berk.) Singer

Boletellus emodensis (Berk.) Singer

Boletellus emodensis, the shaggy cap, is a reddish shaggy-capped fungus species in the family Boletaceae that grows in eucalypt woodlands.

Boletellus dissiliens (Corner) Pegler & T.W.K.Young

Boletellus dissiliens (Corner) Pegler & T.W.K.Young

Boletellus dissiliens (Corner) Pegler & T.W.K.Young

Boletellus dissiliens is a Boletaceae fungus found in Singapore, first described in 1972 and moved to Boletellus in 1981.

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