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Saffron Bolete

Leccinellum crocipodium

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 20, February 15, March 23, April 36, May 53, June 57, July 61, August 53, September 39, October 29, November 16, December 12.
United States496
Alaska414
Germany27
France24
United Kingdom16
England16
New York15
Pennsylvania12
Ohio12
Italy12

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Bolete fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically boletes.Inferred from its group
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
Orderboletes and allies · Boletales
Familyboletes · Boletaceae
GenusLeccinellum

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Saffron Bolete with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.