Boletaceae — Bolete Family

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Tylopilus rhoadsiae (Murrill) Murrill

Tylopilus rhoadsiae (Murrill) Murrill

Tylopilus rhoadsiae (Murrill) Murrill

Tylopilus rhoadsiae is a bitter inedible bolete found in eastern US that grows in sandy soil under pines and oaks.

Xerocomellus dryophilus (Thiers) N.Siegel, C.F.Schwarz & J.L.Frank

Xerocomellus dryophilus (Thiers) N.Siegel, C.F.Schwarz & J.L.Frank

Xerocomellus dryophilus (Thiers) N.Siegel, C.F.Schwarz & J.L.Frank

Xerocomellus dryophilus, the oak-loving bolete, is a common edible California basidiomycete fungus that grows under coast live oak.

Xerocomellus zelleri (Murrill) Klofac

Xerocomellus zelleri (Murrill) Klofac

Xerocomellus zelleri (Murrill) Klofac

Xerocomellus zelleri is a primarily North American mycorrhizal mushroom that grows in forests.

Xerocomellus chrysenteron (Bull.) Šutara

Xerocomellus chrysenteron (Bull.) Šutara

Xerocomellus chrysenteron (Bull.) Šutara

Xerocomellus chrysenteron is a bolete with blue-staining flesh, found across multiple regions growing mycorrhizal with hardwood trees.

Xerocomellus porosporus (Imler ex Watling) Šutara

Xerocomellus porosporus (Imler ex Watling) Šutara

Xerocomellus porosporus (Imler ex Watling) Šutara

Xerocomellus porosporus is a bolete fungus that grows in deciduous northern temperate woodlands and is somewhat rare in Europe.

Xerocomellus pruinatus (Fr.) Šutara

Xerocomellus pruinatus (Fr.) Šutara

Xerocomellus pruinatus (Fr.) Šutara

The matte bolete, Xerocomellus pruinatus, is a European Boletaceae mushroom moved to its current genus in 2008.

Xerocomellus diffractus N.Siegel, C.F.Schwarz & J.L.Frank

Xerocomellus diffractus N.Siegel, C.F.Schwarz & J.L.Frank

Xerocomellus diffractus N.Siegel, C.F.Schwarz & J.L.Frank

Xerocomellus diffractus is a mycorrhizal North American bolete mushroom with a cracking brownish cap that stains blue when bruised.

Rheubarbariboletus armeniacus (Quél.) Vizzini, Simonini & Gelardi

Rheubarbariboletus armeniacus (Quél.) Vizzini, Simonini & Gelardi

Rheubarbariboletus armeniacus (Quél.) Vizzini, Simonini & Gelardi

Rheubarbariboletus armeniacus is a bolete mushroom that forms ectomycorrhizae with white poplar in Hungary.

Imleria badia (Fr.) Vizzini

Imleria badia (Fr.) Vizzini

Imleria badia (Fr.) Vizzini

Imleria badia, the bay bolete, is an edible mushroom found across multiple continents with two described varieties.

Leccinum duriusculum (Schulzer ex Kalchbr.) Singer

Leccinum duriusculum (Schulzer ex Kalchbr.) Singer

Leccinum duriusculum (Schulzer ex Kalchbr.) Singer

Leccinum duriusculum is a bolete mushroom in the genus Leccinum, reclassified to its current name in 1947.

Leccinum cyaneobasileucum Lannoy & Estadès

Leccinum cyaneobasileucum Lannoy & Estadès

Leccinum cyaneobasileucum Lannoy & Estadès

Leccinum cyaneobasileucum is an edible but not especially tasty bolete fungus that grows with birch trees.

Leccinum versipelle (Fr.) Snell

Leccinum versipelle (Fr.) Snell

Leccinum versipelle (Fr.) Snell

Leccinum versipelle is a fungus that forms ectomycorrhizae with birch, found across Europe from August to November.

Leccinum manzanitae Thiers

Leccinum manzanitae Thiers

Leccinum manzanitae Thiers

Leccinum manzanitae is a mycorrhizal North American bolete that associates with madrone and manzanita.

Leccinum insigne A.H.Sm., Thiers & Watling

Leccinum insigne A.H.Sm., Thiers & Watling

Leccinum insigne A.H.Sm., Thiers & Watling

Leccinum insigne, the aspen bolete, is a North American edible bolete fungus that associates with aspen.

Leccinum aurantiacum (Bull.) Gray

Leccinum aurantiacum (Bull.) Gray

Leccinum aurantiacum (Bull.) Gray

Leccinum aurantiacum is an orange-capped bolete mushroom recorded in European and potentially North American forests that forms mycorrhizae with deciduous trees.

Leccinum vulpinum Watling

Leccinum vulpinum Watling

Leccinum vulpinum Watling

Leccinum vulpinum Watling is an edible European mycorrhizal bolete associated with pines.

Leccinum scabrum (Bull.) Gray

Leccinum scabrum (Bull.) Gray

Leccinum scabrum (Bull.) Gray

Leccinum scabrum is a birch-associated bolete fungus native to Europe, introduced to many other regions worldwide.

Leccinum holopus (Rostk.) Watling

Leccinum holopus (Rostk.) Watling

Leccinum holopus (Rostk.) Watling

Leccinum holopus is a host-specific birch-associated mycorrhizal bolete found across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Leccinellum albellum (Peck) Bresinsky & Manfr.Binder

Leccinellum albellum (Peck) Bresinsky & Manfr.Binder

Leccinellum albellum (Peck) Bresinsky & Manfr.Binder

Leccinellum albellum is a bolete found under hardwoods, especially oaks, in eastern North America from July to September.

Leccinellum lepidum (H.Bouchet ex Essette) Bresinsky & Manfr.Binder

Leccinellum lepidum (H.Bouchet ex Essette) Bresinsky & Manfr.Binder

Leccinellum lepidum (H.Bouchet ex Essette) Bresinsky & Manfr.Binder

Leccinellum lepidum is a Mediterranean bolete that forms ectomycorrhizas with oaks and fruits in late winter.

Leccinellum crocipodium (Letell.) Della Magg. & Trassin.

Leccinellum crocipodium (Letell.) Della Magg. & Trassin.

Leccinellum crocipodium (Letell.) Della Magg. & Trassin.

Leccinellum crocipodium is a bolete fungus in Boletaceae whose fruitbodies hold the benzotropolone pigment crocipodin.

Leccinellum rugosiceps (Peck) C.Hahn

Leccinellum rugosiceps (Peck) C.Hahn

Leccinellum rugosiceps (Peck) C.Hahn

Leccinellum rugosiceps is an ectomycorrhizal bolete fungus that associates with oaks, found across the Americas and Asia.

Retiboletus ornatipes (Peck) Manfr.Binder & Bresinsky

Retiboletus ornatipes (Peck) Manfr.Binder & Bresinsky

Retiboletus ornatipes (Peck) Manfr.Binder & Bresinsky

Retiboletus ornatipes, the ornate-stalked bolete, is a Boletaceae fungus found under oaks and beeches in eastern North America.

Retiboletus griseus (Frost) Manfr.Binder & Bresinsky

Retiboletus griseus (Frost) Manfr.Binder & Bresinsky

Retiboletus griseus (Frost) Manfr.Binder & Bresinsky

Retiboletus griseus is an edible bolete that grows under oaks in eastern North America from June to September.

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